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Joint military forces detained Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Monday after he refused to support their "coup", the information ministry said. Other members of the transitional government ha…

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has been placed under house arrest and military forces arrest four cabinet ministers, sources say ■ Sudan began moving toward normalization with Israel last year

The events unfolded as Sudan was navigating a precarious transition to civilian rule, and came more than two years after the end of decades of dictatorship under president Omar al-Bashir

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Sudan had been slowly emerging from years of international pariah status under long-time autocrat Omar al-Bashir. The military's declaration of complete control may stall that.

The U.S. Embassy urged Americans to shelter in place and to avoid traveling to the embassy or international airports.

The AlHadath media outlet said Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok had been placed under house arrest and that military forces arrested four cabinet ministers.

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