Violent clashes between the Sudanese regular army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out on April 15, with the epicenter located in Khartoum, and were initially focused on airports and government buildings.
Amid clashes in Sudan, which the WHO estimates have left 413 people dead and more than 3,500 injured, a number of countries launched operations to evacuate their citizens and diplomatic corps from Sudan on Sunday as the local parties to conflict committed to a three-day religious ceasefire.Several countries have been evacuating their citizens and diplomats in cooperation with other African and Middle Eastern countries for ground and air transit. The US has evacuated its embassy staff from Khartoum, but not regular US citizens. Russia has evacuated its nationals from conflict zones in Sudan to its embassy in Khartoum.Sputnik presents you photos of the evacuation of foreigners from Sudan.
Violent clashes between the Sudanese regular army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out on April 15, with the epicenter located in Khartoum, and were initially focused on airports and government buildings. Government forces accused the RSF of mutiny and launched airstrikes against their bases.
Amid clashes in Sudan, which the WHO estimates have left 413 people dead and more than 3,500 injured, a number of countries launched operations to evacuate their citizens and diplomatic corps from Sudan on Sunday as the local parties to conflict committed to a three-day religious ceasefire.
Several countries have been evacuating their citizens and diplomats in cooperation with other African and Middle Eastern countries for ground and air transit. The US has evacuated its embassy staff from Khartoum, but not regular US citizens. Russia has evacuated its nationals from conflict zones in Sudan to its embassy in Khartoum.
Sputnik presents you photos of the evacuation of foreigners from Sudan.
People evacuated from Sudan arrive at a military airport in Amman on April 24, 2023. Foreign countries rushed to evacuate their nationals from Sudan as deadly fighting between forces loyal to two rival generals entered its second week.
In this image from video provided by the Italian Defense Ministry, military personnel prepare to evacuate people from the airport in Khartoum, Sudan, on Sunday, April 23, 2023. Foreign nationals were flown out of the country, as forces loyal to rival generals battled for control of Africa's third-largest nation for a ninth day amid fading hopes for de-escalation.
Lebanese arrive at Port Sudan ahead of their evacuation by sea on April 23, 2023, as people flee the battle-torn Sudanese capital. Foreign countries rushed to evacuate their nationals from battle-torn Sudan, where deadly fighting raged into a second week between forces loyal to two rival generals. Lebanon said 60 citizens had also left Khartoum by road, ahead of their evacuation by sea.
Part of the evacuation process carried out by the Naval Forces for Saudi citizens and a number of nationals of countries which maintain good relations with Saudi Arabia from Sudan to the Kingdom.
A soldier carries a child as people evacuated from Sudan disembark from an aircraft at a military airport in Amman on April 24, 2023. Foreign countries rushed to evacuate their nationals from Sudan as deadly fighting between forces loyal to two rival generals entered its second week.
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130 transport plane departs for Djibouti in preparation for the evacuation of Japanese nationals from Sudan, at the Komaki Air Base in Aichi prefecture on April 21, 2023. - More than 300 people have been killed since the fighting erupted on April 15 between forces loyal to Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Lebanese arrive at Port Sudan ahead of their evacuation by sea on April 23, 2023, as people flee the battle-torn Sudanese capital. Foreign countries rushed to evacuate their nationals from Sudan as deadly fighting between forces loyal to two rival generals entered its second week. Lebanon said 60 of its citizens had also left Khartoum by road, ahead of their evacuation by sea.
People evacuated from Sudan arrive at a military airport in Amman on April 24, 2023. Foreign countries rushed to evacuate their nationals from Sudan as deadly fighting between forces loyal to two rival generals entered its second week.
Children evacuated from Sudan wait after arriving at a military airport in Amman on April 24, 2023. Foreign countries rushed to evacuate their nationals from Sudan as deadly fighting between forces loyal to two rival generals entered its second week.
