Sudan's army says evacuations of diplomats expected to begin
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan's army says evacuations of diplomats expected to begin

Deccan Chronicle  

KHARTOUM : The Sudanese army said Saturday it was coordinating efforts to evacuate diplomats from the United States, Britain, China and France out of the country on military airplanes, as fighting persisted in the capital, including at its main airport. The military said that army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan had spoken to leaders of various countries requesting safe evacuations of their citizens and diplomats from Sudan, which has been roiled by bloody fighting for the past week. With Sudan's main international airport closed, foreign countries have ordered their citizens to simply shelter in place until they can figure out evacuation plans. The fighting between the Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces has raged around the airport, a sprawling complex near the center of the capital, complicating evacuation plans. On Friday, the U.S. said it had no plans for a government-coordinated evacuation of an estimated 16,000 American citizens trapped in Sudan, and continued to urge Americans in Sudan to shelter in place.

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Sudan’s army chief warns that the country will be fragmented if the deadly conflict is not resolved
1 year, 3 months ago

Sudan’s army chief warns that the country will be fragmented if the deadly conflict is not resolved

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The head of Sudan’s army warned Thursday that the northeast African country will be divided if the conflict between the military and rival paramilitary force is not resolved. Sudan was plunged into chaos after monthslong tensions between the military, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, exploded into open …

Sudan's government declares UN envoy, a mediator in the conflict, no longer welcome
1 year, 6 months ago

Sudan's government declares UN envoy, a mediator in the conflict, no longer welcome

The Hindu  

The United Nations envoy to Sudan, a key mediator in the country's brutal conflict, is no longer welcome in the African country, Sudanese authorities say. A terse statement issued by Sudan's Foreign Ministry late Thursday comes just weeks after the head of the country’s military, Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, demanded in a letter to envoy Volker Perthes that he should …

Sudan envoys begin talks amid pressure to end conflict
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan envoys begin talks amid pressure to end conflict

The Hindu  

Sudan’s warring sides were beginning talks on May 6 that aim to firm up a shaky cease-fire after three weeks of fierce fighting that has killed hundreds and pushed the African country to the brink of collapse, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia said. In their joint statement, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. urged both parties to “actively engage in the …

Sudan’s warring sides send envoys for talks in Saudi Arabia
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan’s warring sides send envoys for talks in Saudi Arabia

The Hindu  

Sudan’s two warring generals sent their envoys on May 5 to Saudi Arabia for talks aimed at firming up a shaky cease-fire after three weeks of fierce fighting that has killed hundreds and pushed the African country to the brink of collapse, three Sudanese officials said. The negotiations would be the first between Sudan’s military, led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, …

Sudan’s warring sides send envoys for talks in Saudi Arabia
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan’s warring sides send envoys for talks in Saudi Arabia

Associated Press  

ASWAN, Egypt — Sudan’s two warring generals sent their envoys on Friday to Saudi Arabia for talks aimed at firming up a shaky cease-fire after three weeks of fierce fighting that has killed hundreds and pushed the African country to the brink of collapse, three Sudanese officials said. According to the three — two senior military officials and one from …

Final Sudan airlifted evacuees expected to arrive in Britain within hours
1 year, 7 months ago

Final Sudan airlifted evacuees expected to arrive in Britain within hours

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK’s aerial evacuation mission from Sudan is over with …

Sudan conflict latest news: Final evacuation flight for fleeing Britons leaves as violence resumes
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan conflict latest news: Final evacuation flight for fleeing Britons leaves as violence resumes

The Independent  

✕ Close UK evacuations from Sudan could be 'impossible' once ceasefire ends, Cleverly warns For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be …

UN envoy says Sudan’s warring sides agree to negotiate
1 year, 7 months ago

UN envoy says Sudan’s warring sides agree to negotiate

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Sudan’s warring generals have agreed to send representatives for negotiations, potentially in Saudi Arabia, the top U.N. official in the country said Monday, even as the two sides clashed in the capital of Khartoum despite another three-day extension of a fragile cease-fire. “To best protect our necessary humanitarian workers and the people of Sudan, the fighting must stop.’’ …

Sudan Army, rival extend truce, despite ongoing clashes
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan Army, rival extend truce, despite ongoing clashes

The Hindu  

Sudan's Army and its rival paramilitary said on April 30 they will extend a humanitarian cease-fire a further 72 hours. Earlier Sunday, an aircraft carrying eight tons of emergency medical aid landed in Sudan to resupply hospitals devastated by the fighting, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross, which organized the shipment. “The hope is to get this …

Deadline passes for British nationals in Sudan to reach evacuation airfield
1 year, 7 months ago

Deadline passes for British nationals in Sudan to reach evacuation airfield

The Independent  

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Sudanese stuck as passports locked in abandoned Western embassies
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudanese stuck as passports locked in abandoned Western embassies

Al Jazeera  

Sudanese visa applicants are trapped in a war zone after Western diplomats evacuated Khartoum without returning their passports. Mahmoud is one of the hundreds of Sudanese visa applicants – maybe even thousands – now trapped in war zones after Western diplomats evacuated the country without returning their passports. Sudanese nationals, whose passports are locked up in evacuated Western embassies in …

Hundreds evacuated from Sudan as fighting enters third week
1 year, 7 months ago

Hundreds evacuated from Sudan as fighting enters third week

Al Jazeera  

People are trying to reach neighbouring countries as international evacuation efforts continue for foreign citizens. Hundreds of foreigners fleeing Sudan have arrived in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah, Saudi state media reported, as Sudan entered a third week of fighting between rival military forces despite a ceasefire. The group included the first known Iranian evacuees to escape the …

U.S. conducts first evacuation of its citizens from Sudan
1 year, 7 months ago

U.S. conducts first evacuation of its citizens from Sudan

LA Times  

Hundreds of Americans fleeing two weeks of deadly fighting in Sudan reached the East African nation’s port Saturday in the first U.S.-run evacuation, completing a dangerous land journey under escort of armed drones. American unmanned aircraft, which have been keeping an eye on overland evacuation routes for days, watched over a bus convoy carrying 200 to 300 Americans over 500 …

World powers pull their citizens as violence roils Sudan
1 year, 7 months ago

World powers pull their citizens as violence roils Sudan

Associated Press  

PARIS — Leila Oulkebous’ research for her doctorate from one of France’s top universities was going well when the explosions started. “We were hiding all the time under the bed,” she said Wednesday at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport as hundreds of people arrived in harrowing evacuations. “The feeling I had since the first day of fighting was I felt …

Sudan: India Evacuates 1,100 Citizens; China, US Rush to Rescue Nationals from Khartoum
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan: India Evacuates 1,100 Citizens; China, US Rush to Rescue Nationals from Khartoum

News 18  

Several countries including India evacuated diplomats and citizens from Khartoum as fighting rages in the Sudan capital. Here are the latest updates on the evacuation of people from conflict-torn Sudan: India has successfully evacuated more than 1,100 of its citizens from Sudan under Operation Kaveri. An Indonesian military plane flew 110 Indonesian nationals from Port Sudan to the Saudi city …

Photos: Sudanese and foreigners escape deadly conflict
1 year, 7 months ago

Photos: Sudanese and foreigners escape deadly conflict

Al Jazeera  

Sudanese families have been massing at a border crossing with Egypt and at a port city on the Red Sea, desperately trying to escape their country’s violence and sometimes waiting for days with little food or shelter, witnesses say. With the possibility of any future truce uncertain, many people took the opportunity presented during the lull in fighting to join …

Sudanese left behind as foreign states evacuate citizens
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudanese left behind as foreign states evacuate citizens

Al Jazeera  

Experts say Sudanese are paying the price for an armed conflict they argue Western officials helped manufacture. Sudanese analysts and activists who spoke to Al Jazeera blamed Western officials for emboldening and legitimising the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, led by Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo, and the army under Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the two men embroiled in a deadly armed conflict …

WHO warns of 'biological hazard' in Sudan as warring parties seize lab containing measles, cholera
1 year, 7 months ago

WHO warns of 'biological hazard' in Sudan as warring parties seize lab containing measles, cholera

Firstpost  

Many countries have successfully evacuated their citizens from war-torn Sudan after several attacks on diplomats, including the killing of an Egyptian attache shot on his way to work. Some countries are also extracting their private citizens The World Health Organisation has warned of the “high risk of biological hazard” in Sudan’s capital Khartoum after one of the warring parties seized …

Which countries are evacuating citizens from Sudan?
1 year, 7 months ago

Which countries are evacuating citizens from Sudan?

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — As continued fighting raises fears that Sudan could plunge deeper into chaos, foreign governments are scrambling to get their diplomats and other citizens safely out. Although some flights included people of various nationalities, here’s a country-by-country accounting of evacuation efforts based on information available so far: UNITED STATES: White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Monday …

Foreigners airlifted out; Sudanese seek refuge from fighting
1 year, 7 months ago

Foreigners airlifted out; Sudanese seek refuge from fighting

Associated Press  

KHARTOUM, Sudan — As foreign governments airlifted hundreds of their diplomats and other citizens to safety, Sudanese desperately sought ways to escape the chaos Monday, fearing that the country’s two rival generals will escalate their all-out battle for power once evacuations are completed. In the afternoon, intensified airstrikes hammered Khartoum’s Nile-side Kalakla district for an hour until the area was …

Sudan evacuations gather pace in fighting lull
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan evacuations gather pace in fighting lull

The Hindu  

Europe, China and Japan raced to extract their citizens from Khartoum on April 24 and thousands more people took advantage of an apparent lull in fighting between the Army and a paramilitary force over the past two days to escape Sudan. Nations including Gulf states and Russia were trying to get citizens out on April 24, and there was a …

More Indians Evacuated from Sudan: The Conflict Explained in 5 Simple Points
1 year, 8 months ago

More Indians Evacuated from Sudan: The Conflict Explained in 5 Simple Points

News 18  

France has evacuated some Indians along with citizens of 27 other countries as part of its evacuation mission from violence-hit Sudan. People familiar with the matter said in New Delhi that Saudi Arabia evacuated three Indians, who were part of the crew of a Saudi flight and stuck in Sudanese capital Khartoum. The fighting broke out between forces loyal to …

Countries rush to evacuate citizens from Sudan as conflict enters second week
1 year, 8 months ago

Countries rush to evacuate citizens from Sudan as conflict enters second week

Hindustan Times  

Several nations have accelerated their effort to evacuate foreign nationals from conflict-ridden Sudan as the war raged unabated in different parts of the country. United States Sudan's Rapid Support Force on Sunday said it had ‘coordinated' American troops to evacuate diplomats and their families from the country as the paramilitary forces pledged ‘full cooperation with all diplomatic missions, and providing …

Germany Evacuates 101 People From Conflict-Hit Sudan
1 year, 8 months ago

Germany Evacuates 101 People From Conflict-Hit Sudan

News 18  

Germany has evacuated 101 people from Sudan, where fierce fighting between rival generals has entered its second week, the army said on Sunday. An Airbus A400M carrying the evacuees “landed safely in Jordan” at around midnight local time, the Bundeswehr said on Twitter. Defence sources told AFP the German military planes were taking off from Azraq in Jordan and using …

Sudan factions agree to 72-hour ceasefire as foreigners evacuated
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan factions agree to 72-hour ceasefire as foreigners evacuated

Al Jazeera  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the truce deal followed intense negotiations over the past two days. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that the ceasefire deal followed two days of intense negotiations. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the violence in a country that flanks the Red Sea, Horn of Africa and Sahel regions “risks …

Special forces swiftly evacuate US embassy staff from Sudan
1 year, 8 months ago

Special forces swiftly evacuate US embassy staff from Sudan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. special operations forces carried out a precarious evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Sudan on Sunday, sweeping in and out of the capital with helicopters on the ground for less than an hour. In a statement thanking the troops, President Joe Biden said he was receiving regular reports from his team on efforts to assist remaining Americans …

UK evacuates British embassy staff and their families from Sudan after threats
1 year, 8 months ago

UK evacuates British embassy staff and their families from Sudan after threats

Firstpost  

Rishi Sunak on Sunday said that UK armed forces have completed a “complex and rapid evacuation” of British diplomats and their families from Sudan London: The United Kingdom has evacuated its embassy staff from Sudan, UK’s Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, said on Sunday, adding that the safety of British citizens remains the top priority for the UK government. We are …

Foreign nations scramble to evacuate citizens as Sudan battles rage
1 year, 8 months ago

Foreign nations scramble to evacuate citizens as Sudan battles rage

The Hindu  

U.S. and British forces on Sunday evacuated embassy staff and their families from battle-torn Sudan where deadly fighting raged into a second week between forces loyal to two rival generals. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak later said U.K. forces had also "completed a complex and rapid evacuation of British diplomats and their families from Sudan, amid a significant escalation in …

US government personnel evacuated from Sudan's capital: Biden
1 year, 8 months ago

US government personnel evacuated from Sudan's capital: Biden

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: The US military evacuated American embassy staff from Khartoum, President Joe Biden said late Saturday, calling for an end to the "unconscionable" fighting in Sudan's capital between the army and a paramilitary group. "Today, on my orders, the United States military conducted an operation to extract US Government personnel from Khartoum," Biden said in a statement, adding that the …

Sudan rivals pledge evacuation help, U.S. diplomats airlifted
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan rivals pledge evacuation help, U.S. diplomats airlifted

The Hindu  

American embassy staffers were airlifted from Sudan early on April 23, as forces loyal to rival generals battled for control of Africa's third-largest nation for a ninth day amid fading hopes for deescalation. The Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, which has been battling the Sudanese army, said the U.S. rescue mission involved six aircraft and that it had coordinated evacuation …

US embassy staff evacuated from war-torn Sudan, says country's RSF
1 year, 8 months ago

US embassy staff evacuated from war-torn Sudan, says country's RSF

Hindustan Times  

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces said Sunday it had "coordinated with" American troops to evacuate Washington's embassy in the country, where fighting between the paramilitary group and the army entered a second week following a brief lull. "The Rapid Support Forces Command has coordinated with the U.S Forces Mission consisting of 6 aircraft, for evacuating diplomats and their families on Sunday …

Biden confirms US embassy staff, families evacuated from Sudan
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden confirms US embassy staff, families evacuated from Sudan

Al Jazeera  

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said that it had coordinated the evacuation with US forces on Sunday. United States embassy staff and their families have been evacuated by US forces from Sudan’s war-torn capital Khartoum, President Joe Biden said, as fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces entered a second week with hundreds killed and thousands …

US military evacuates its embassy personnel from clash-torn Sudan; Biden says 'I am grateful'
1 year, 8 months ago

US military evacuates its embassy personnel from clash-torn Sudan; Biden says 'I am grateful'

India TV News  

Sudan crisis: President Joe Biden said that the US military conducted a successful evacuation of US embassy personnel in Sudan. I am grateful: Biden “I am proud of the extraordinary commitment of our Embassy staff, who performed their duties with courage and professionalism and embodied America’s friendship and connection with the people of Sudan,” Biden said in a statement. “I …

Foreigners evacuated as factions battle in Sudan’s Khartoum
1 year, 8 months ago

Foreigners evacuated as factions battle in Sudan’s Khartoum

Al Jazeera  

Countries scrambled to evacuate their diplomats and citizens from the Sudanese capital on Saturday and Sunday. The United States said special forces using MH-47 Chinook helicopters swept into Sudan’s battle-stricken capital from a US base in Djibouti, spending just one hour on the ground to bring out fewer than 100 people. United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Twitter …

Which countries have evacuated nationals from Sudan?
1 year, 8 months ago

Which countries have evacuated nationals from Sudan?

Al Jazeera  

Several countries have launched operations to evacuate their diplomatic staff and other nationals from Sudan. Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly has said they are working with “like-minded countries” to help the roughly 1,600 citizens formally registered in Sudan. The Netherlands About 100 Dutch nationals have been evacuated from Sudan since Sunday, Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra said. “For now, no decision …

Saudi Arabia evacutes Indians along with other foreigners in Sudan
1 year, 8 months ago

Saudi Arabia evacutes Indians along with other foreigners in Sudan

The Hindu  

Saudi Arabia on April 22 announced that it has evacuated several citizens of “brotherly and friendly” foreign countries from Sudan that included a few Indian nationals. According to an announcement from Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 66 citizens from these countries were evacuated by Saudi Arabia on April 22. Apart from nationals from India, Pakistan Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates …

Saudi Arabia starts to evacuate its own and friendly country citizens from Sudan
1 year, 8 months ago

Saudi Arabia starts to evacuate its own and friendly country citizens from Sudan

Op India  

On 22nd April 2023, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it will evacuate its own citizens as well as citizens of friendly countries from the Republic of Sudan. “In the implementation of the directives of the Kingdoms Leadership, we are pleased to announce the safe arrival of the citizens of the Kingdom who were evacuated from the Republic …

Saudi Arabia announces safe evacuation of Indians from Sudan
1 year, 8 months ago

Saudi Arabia announces safe evacuation of Indians from Sudan

Hindustan Times  

More than 150 people, including foreign diplomats and officials, have been rescued from Sudan and have arrived in Jeddah, Saudi foreign ministry said. The first announced evacuation of civilians was carried out by the Saudi Arabia's naval forces with the support of other branches of the army, the foreign ministry said. Violence erupted in Sudan last week between forces loyal …

Fighting in Sudan enters a second week as truce breaks
1 year, 8 months ago

Fighting in Sudan enters a second week as truce breaks

The Hindu  

Evacuations of foreign nationals in battle-scarred Sudan got underway on April 22 as fighting between the forces of rival generals in the capital Khartoum entered a second week following a brief lull. "The first evacuation vessel from Sudan has arrived, carrying 50 citizens and a number of nationals from friendly countries," the official Al-Ekhbariyah television said. Earlier on April 22, …

Sudan's Army says evacuations of diplomats expected to begin
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan's Army says evacuations of diplomats expected to begin

The Hindu  

The Sudanese Army said on April 22 it was coordinating efforts to evacuate diplomats from the United States, Britain, China, and France out of the country on military airplanes, as fighting persisted in the capital, including at its main airport. The military said that Army Chief Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan had spoken to leaders of various countries requesting safe evacuations …

Sudan's army on evacuations of diplomats as fighting persists: ‘Likely to begin soon’
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan's army on evacuations of diplomats as fighting persists: ‘Likely to begin soon’

Hindustan Times  

The Sudanese army said Saturday it was coordinating efforts to evacuate diplomats from the United States, Britain, China and France out of the country on military airplanes, as fighting persisted in the capital, including at its main airport. The military said that army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan had spoken to leaders of various countries requesting safe evacuations of their …

Foreign states begin Sudan evacuations as fighting rages
1 year, 8 months ago

Foreign states begin Sudan evacuations as fighting rages

Al Jazeera  

Some foreign nationals have begun evacuating from Sudan, as the army uses air raids against RSF during battles in Khartoum. In a security alert, the US embassy in Sudan said it had “incomplete information about significant convoys departing Khartoum traveling towards Port Sudan” and that the situation remained dangerous. “We share the international community’s concern about foreign nationals,” he said, …

U.S. completes evacuation of embassy in Sudan amid fierce fighting, Biden says
1 year, 8 months ago

U.S. completes evacuation of embassy in Sudan amid fierce fighting, Biden says

LA Times  

Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, on Saturday. President Biden said late Saturday that the U.S. military had completed the evacuation of U.S. Embassy personnel in Sudan, and called for an end to “unconscionable” violence there as two rival leaders battled for power in the African country. “I am proud of the extraordinary commitment of our Embassy staff, who performed …

Saudi Arabia announces safe evacuation of Indians stuck in Sudan
1 year, 8 months ago

Saudi Arabia announces safe evacuation of Indians stuck in Sudan

India TV News  

Sudan violence: Saudi Arabia on Saturday announced that Indians, as well as people from other nations, have been safely evacuated to UAE from the violence-hit country Sudan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a statement said, "In the implementation of the directives of the Kingdoms Leadership, we are pleased to announce the safe arrival …

Dutch send transport planes to Jordan for potential Sudan evacuation
1 year, 8 months ago

Dutch send transport planes to Jordan for potential Sudan evacuation

Dutch News  

The Dutch defence ministry has sent two transport plans to Jordan where they will be on standby to bring Dutch nationals out of Sudan, given the surge of violence in the African country. The foreign ministry is in contact with some 50 Dutch nationals in Sudan and hosted an online meeting on Wednesday to discuss their situation. ‘With its large-scale …

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