Sudan security forces raid opposition group office ahead of protest

Sudanese soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces unit which is led by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the deputy head of the military council on their vehicle during a military-backed rally, in Mayo district, south of Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. [AP]

Sudanese security forces raided the head office of a leading opposition group on Saturday, a day before huge protests that are planned to demand a transition to civilian rule, witnesses and a spokesman for the group said.

Sudan's ruling military council and the opposition movement have been wrangling for weeks over how to manage a transition to elections since the military ousted long-time president Omar al-Bashir on April 11.