source: Sudan Tribune; Radio Tamazuj; Radio Dabanga
actor1: Protesters (Sudan)
actor2: Police Forces of Sudan (1989-2019)
location: Omdurman
notes: On 9 January 2019, large demonstrations broke out in Omdurman (Um Durman, Khartoum), leading to a violent response by multiple branches of the security service (including police, army, NISS, and RSF, with masked plain-clothes agents also said to be active (the latter coded as UAG)). Three protesters were shot dead, whilst police injured an unspecified number with tear gas and live ammunition (police reports indicate a minimum of twelve were injured). A number of people were also arrested. [size=large]