The eruption of fighting on April 15 between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has triggered a humanitarian crisis, killed 420 people, leaving 3700 injured and trapped millions of Sudanese without access to basic services.
Battles continue to rage in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere between troops loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed “Hemedti” Hamdan Daglo, commander of the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Earlier, the United States evacuated about 100 of its diplomatic staff and subsequently suspended operations at the Embassy in Khartoum.
This morning, UK Armed Forces undertook a military operation alongside the US, France & other allies. They have evacuated British Embassy staff & their dependants from Khartoum due to the escalating threats.
The operation involved more than 1200 British personnel from 16 Air Assault Brigade,the Royal Marines and the RAF. I am grateful to all our partners including Cyprus. I want to pay tribute to the bravery and professionalism of our armed forces. @RoyalNavy @RoyalMarines @16AirAssltBCT
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SAUDI ARABIA
In the implementation of the directives of the Kingdom’s Leadership, we are pleased to announce the safe arrival of the evacuated citizens of the Kingdom from Sudan and several nationals of brotherly & friendly countries, including diplomats & international officials, who arrived in an evacuation operation carried out by the Royal Saudi
Naval Forces with the support of various branches of the Armed Forces.
The number of Saudi citizens who were evacuated reached 91, while the number of people who were evacuated from brotherly and friendly countries reached approximately 66, representing the following nationalities (Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Tunisia, Pakistan, India, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Canada, and Burkina Faso).
The Kingdom worked to provide all the necessary needs of foreign nationals in preparation for their departure to their
countries.
#SaudiArabia succeeded in carrying out another evacuation trip, and transferred Korean citizens from Sudan to Jeddah.
#Sudan: For security reasons, we are closing our embassy in Khartoum. Our staff and their families have been evacuated & are safe. This was made possible thanks to a collaboration with our partners, in particular France 🇫🇷. Thanks for their support.
Work is ongoing to help Swiss nationals in Sudan as best as possible in difficult circumstances. We are working closely with third countries and partners” to carry out evacuations of its nationals wherever possible.
Evacuation operations that have been launched in Khartoum are continuing. Two new rotations were ensured by the means of the Air and Space Force, between Khartoum and Djibouti at the end of the day on April 23 and then in the morning of April 24, with each time a hundred people on board.
These rotations made it possible to evacuate 388 people, including French nationals who wanted to, as well as a significant number of citizens of other countries, particularly European ones (Germany, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Romania, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland) but also African (South Africa, Burundi, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Uganda, Rwanda Sudan), America (United States, Canada) and from Asia (India, Japan, Philippines).
All State services remain fully mobilized to ensure new evacuations as soon as possible.
The 3 diplomats that served at the Norwegian Embassy in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, have been evacuated.
The Embassy has been closed, but the MFA is fully focused on providing assistance to Norwegian citizens & individuals holding a residence permit. About 80 Norwegian citizens live in Sudan.
Sweden is very grateful to France for the excellent assistance offered by the French Air Force in the evacuation of Swedish citizens and our diplomatic staff in Khartoum from Sudan. The contacts have been first-rate and key to success. Merci beaucoup @MinColonna ⭐️🇸🇪🤝🇫🇷⭐️
The Spanish AirForce planes have just taken off from Khartoum carrying our citizens and diplomats. Other EU and Latin American nationals also on board. Our convoy arrived safely to the airport.
We reiterate the call for a ceasefire and resumption of dialogue in Sudan.
(30 Spanish Citizens and 70 others from Argentina, Colombia, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Mexico, Venezuela)
Following the Minister of Foreign Affairs’ constant contacts for the safe evacuation of the Greek citizens from Sudan, the first group of Greek citizens, including the two injured, has left Sudan, with the assistance of France and is on board a flight to Djibouti. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was briefed on this development.
The Ambassador of Greece to Ethiopia and the Honorary Consul of our country in Djibouti are already there to receive the Greek citizens and provide any assistance.
At night, a third A400M from the German Joint Forces in Sudan took off and landed safely in the early hours of the morning. During the evacuation operation, 313 people have been evacuated and brought to Jordan so far, from where an onward journey is being organised.
After a day of anxious waiting, all our compatriots in Sudan who have asked to leave have been evacuated. There are also foreign nationals with them. Italy leaves no one behind. I want to thank all those who participated in this very difficult operation, in the middle of a combat zone, my applause goes to Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and to the Farnesina Crisis Unit, to Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, to Undersecretary Alfredo Mantovano, to the Chief of Defense Staff, Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, to the commander of Covi, General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, to our ambassador in Sudan, Michele Tommasi, to the Security Services. Also on this occasion I want to renew my appeal for an end to the war.
Office of the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni
Italy evacuated about 300 people in total
We’ve temporarily suspended Canada’s operations in Sudan. Our diplomats are safe – they have been extracted and are working from outside the country – and we are looking at every possible option to support our locally-engaged staff.
We are also looking at every possible option to support Canadians in Sudan. We are extremely concerned by the dangerous and rapidly evolving situation on the ground, and our officials are staying in contact with Canadians affected.
Canadian officials in nearby countries have also been mobilized to help. We have deployed our Standing Rapid Deployment Team to Djibouti to enhance our ability to support and further assess needs, and @CanadianForces members are planning for various contingencies with partners.
Egypt successfully evacuated 436 citizens through land from Sudan today. the Egyptian Foreign Ministry continues its timely efforts to secure evacuation and ensure the safety and successful return of her citizens to their homeland.
At 00:52 a Defense C-130 Hercules transport aircraft departed from Sudan with evacuees of various nationalities, including Dutch, on board. The aircraft is currently flying back to Jordan. The Dutch were also able to leave with flights from other countries. Dutch and European military personnel and employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ensured that the evacuations went smoothly.
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