Some elements of the military have sought to protect the dissidents who are engaged in a  sit in outside army headquarters and the presidential residence.

Top echelons of the Sudanese military remain loyal to President Omar Al Bashir.

Those demonstrating for his fall are buoyed by developments in Algeria where weeks of street protests led to the departure of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

The Sudanese President is determined to continue his more than three-decade rule until elections in a years time.

Much will depend on whether protestors are able to get support from the army as they did in Algeria. 

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