On 15 April 2023, armed clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and the regular army in the Sudanese capital Khartoum were reported. Later, the fighting between the military forces spread to other Sudanese regions.

Evacuation From Sudan Is Underway As European Nationals Are Withdrawn

08:23, 27 April 2023

Violent clashes between the Sudanese regular army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out on 15 April, with the capital Khartoum being the epicenter of the fighting which was initially focused on airports and government buildings. Government forces accused the RSF of mutiny and launched airstrikes against their bases.

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Amid violence in Sudan, which the Sudanese Health Ministry estimates has left around 600 dead, the Sudanese Embassy in Moscow said that the country's foreign ministry, in cooperation with international organizations and foreign governments, has begun evacuating foreigners from the country, including those who were harassed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Several countries have been evacuating their citizens and diplomats in cooperation with other African and Middle Eastern countries for ground and air transit.

Sputnik presents you with photos of the evacuation of Europeans from Sudan.

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This photo from the Spanish Defense Ministry shows citizens of different nationalities fleeing from Sudan inside a Spanish Air Force aircraft on its way to Madrid on Monday 24 April 2023.

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Greek nationals from Sudan arrive with a military C-27 plane at the military airport of Elefsina, south of Athens, on 25 April 2023.

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A woman looks out of the window of a bus at Cyprus' Joint Rescue Coordination Center adjacent to the island nation's main Larnaca airport, that will transport approximately 40 British nationals evacuated from Sudan to accommodation on the island nation before repatriation on 25 April 2023.

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People leave an Air Force plane carrying Italian citizens evacuated from Sudan which has landed at the Ciampino Military airport in Rome on Monday 24 April 2023.

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This photo provided by the French Army shows military nurses taking care of French citizen after arriving in Djibouti on Sunday 23 April 2023.

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Children at Cyprus' Joint Rescue Coordination Center adjacent to the island nation's main Larnaca airport after arriving with approximately 40 British nationals aboard. UK military transport aircraft on Tuesday 25 April 2023.

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A Greek air force soldier helps a passenger from Sudan after disembarking from a military plane at Elefsina Air Force Base in western Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, 25 April 2023.

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In this photo from the Spanish Defense Ministry, citizens of different nationalities, fleeing Sudan, sit inside a Spanish Air Force aircraft on its way to Madrid on Monday, 24 April 2023.

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Citizens of the Netherlands arrive from Sudan in a military plane at the Eindhoven military Air Base on 25 April 2023.