brian quinn has the story. hundreds of demonstrators in the sudanese capital khartoum marched on the presidential palace thursday before being turned back by riot police with tear gas. yes have been ongoing across the east african nation for nearly a month. it began on december nineteenth as a response to the government's decision to triple the price of bread has now become a call f for president omar al bashir to resign. el bashir came to power in an islamist backed nineteen eighty nine military coup the protests represent the most serious threat yet two is thirty years of iron fisted rule. after the arrest o of political o opposition leads the movemement has been spearheaded by one o of the country's main trade unions. i shot this with any at the many years the people of sudan arere known for being particularly determined and stubborn. and for playing the long game. they're not hard headed nor do they disappear easily they know what theyy wantt o do and are prepared to do it with patience and with wisdom. veh

make up their operations artillery and special forces as well as train segments of the iraqi army brian quinn has the story. france staying in syria. emmanuel macron landed at the tuzla airbase thursday afternoon for his annual address to the country's armed forces. it's the only fair mobile speech the president has given so far in twenty nineteen as the country remains mired in the yellow vest protest movement. the ambiance relaxed. away the money won't model we now. that ambiance would soon turned somber as micron thank the nation's forces for their service and remembered the fall in. what a g. also clarified a key piece of foreign policy? francis twelve hundrere soldldiers in iraq and s sya there to help in the fight against the islamic state group. will be withdrawn noticed alone we will remain militarily engaged in iraq and syria with the international coalition for the coming year. is that the tone please. we will adopt our global minute tree stands for the situation. puts any rush to withdrawal would be a missesed his us counterpart donald trump's decision to pull out the two thousand

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