By MAWAHIB ABDALLATIFKhartoumGunfire was heard from military bases operated by the Sudanese intelligence Service in Khartoum as some members of the facility mutinied against various reforms, the military said. It all began as members of the National Security Intelligence Service refused to leave the premises of the Operations Corps as ordered. A statement by the Sudanese intelligence stated that a soldiers opposed to the restructuring of the agency, and demanding pay and severance packages engaged a violent protest, causing a stand-off. Sudan is undergoing various security reforms that could see some units of the military disbanded, merged or have their operations limited. Earlier in the day, members of the General Intelligence Service refused to hand over the buildings of the operations authority, despite instructions to vacate them.

Source: Daily Nation January 14, 2020 16:30 UTC