The Sudanese army will make an "important statement soon" amid massive protests against President Omar al Bashir

Sudanese television reported Thursday that the army would make an important announcement shortly, as part of the mbad demonstrations in which opponents sought the support of the army to force the president to resign, Omar al Bashir

According to Arab TVs, as Al Yazira and Al Arabiya, there is a strong military presence around public television and radio buildings in Sudan. according to Al Arabiya sWe expect that Al Bashir will resign. The same media added that some current and previous officers have been arrested.

Thousands of protesters still camped around Khartoum's main military complex since last Saturday to ask for the resignation of Al Bashir. After the announcement of public television, the organizers of the demonstrations called the inhabitants to go mbadively to the headquarters of the armed forces.

"We call on the people of the capital Khartoum and its environs to go immediately to the demonstrations sector and not to leave before the publication of our next communiqué", said the Sudanese Professionals Association, in reaction to the military statement.

State media did not provide more details and published patriotic songsat a time when the popular response begins its sixth day in a row.

The Central Medical Committee of Sudan, an opposition trade union, brought the number of dead on Saturday to 22, When the protesters decided to spend the night on the street and start the sit-in.

Among the dead, there are five soldiers, According to activists, they clashed with security forces when they tried to disperse demonstrations in recent days.

153 people were injured, many of whom are in critical condition, so that deaths can increase, warned the doctors union.

The demonstrations were triggered in mid-December due to high costs and inflationbut they quickly turned against the president who, for the moment, seems to have the support of all the institutions.

The protests in Sudan reached their peak last weekendwhen the camp was created, to put pressure on the army and to force the resignation of Al Bashir, himself a soldier who had acceded to the presidency in 1989 by a coup d'etat.

(With information from EFE and AFP)