source: Sudan Tribune; United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
actor1: Military Forces of Sudan (2019-)
actor2: Military Forces of Sudan (2019-)
location: Khartoum
notes: Coup/military takeover: On 21 September 2021, the military announced that it had foiled a coup attempt in Khartoum (Khartoum state), with Military Intelligence likely involved in thwarting the coup. The specific identity of the coup plotters is not established beyond the fact that some elements of the army were involved (with speculation suggesting that former NCP members, Islamist officers, and/or unspecified civilian politicians were involved). Doubts have been expressed regarding the authenticity of the coup, with a number of commentators suggesting that the coup attempt was masterminded by senior officers in the army for unknown political ends.