According to estimates, around 25 people were trapped in the British embassy building in Khartoum, but the number of those rescued has not been specified.
London, by Thanasis Gavou
It was organized and carried out from the British base in Akrotiri, Cyprus the removal operation of British diplomats and their families from Khartoum in war-torn Sudan, according to British media.
UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace thank you among other allies and Cyprus for the help it offered to the operation.
As more details begin to emerge about the “difficult” operation of the “complicated and fast-paced” rescue, as the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunakit appears that the base of the British forces that executed it was the base at Akrotiri.
From the data so far it also appears that they were used for the evacuation two military transport aircraft, type A400 Atlas and C-130 Hercules.
According to Mr. Sunak, the operation was now carried out because of her escalating violence in Sudan and because of threats against the British diplomatic mission.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverley added that the British forces they took advantage of a temporary respite in hostilities for the execution of the operation.
1,200 members of the British armed forces, mainly marines and members of the Royal Air Force, participated in the planning, as reported by the Minister. Defense.
Around 25 people are believed to be trapped in the British embassy building in Khartoum, but the number who have been rescued has not been confirmed.
It is estimated that hundreds of other British nationals remain in Sudan.
Source :Skai
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