In some cases, these operations are carried out by air, some countries preferred to evacuate their nationals by sea, through Port Sudan on the Red Sea, a port 800 kilometers from Khartoum.
Many countries do operations to repatriate their citizens from Sudan, where clashes between the army and the paramilitary organization Rapid Support Forces have been raging for a week. Because of the fighting, thousands of foreigners, including diplomats and aid workers, have been barricaded in Khartoum and other areas.
In some cases, these operations are carried out by air, some countries preferred to remove their nationals by sea, through the Port Sudan on the Red Sea, a port 800 kilometers from Khartoum.
According to the World Health Organization, more than 420 people have been killed and 3,700 injured in the conflicts, which are mainly centered in Khartoum and Darfur.
USA
American President Joe Biden announced late Saturday night that the country’s military “conducted an operation to remove American diplomatic personnel from Khartoum.”
About 100 special forces soldiers took part in the operation, which saw “just under 100” people, including several foreign diplomats, evacuated from the Sudanese capital by helicopter.
“For now” there are no plans to remove the other American citizens who are in Sudan and are estimated to number in the hundreds.
EU countries
A European official had explained on Friday that the EU was increasing its contacts in order to achieve a ceasefire and manage to remove the approximately 1,500 European citizens who were in Sudan. In addition to the EU, which has a delegation in Khartoum, seven countries – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Greece and the Czech Republic – have embassies in the Sudanese capital.
Two French planes landed in Djibouti yesterday, Sunday, with a total of 200 people from Sudan, French and foreigners, according to Paris.
On the same day, Italy removed all its citizens “who had asked to leave” and “foreign nationals”, according to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
In total Rome removed “about 200 people”.
“A handful” of Dutch people were evacuated by French plane, while another group of their compatriots left Khartoum by road in a UN convoy, said Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra, who hoped for another removal operation later in the day.
Hoekstra spoke of “a particularly complicated business”.
The German military said it had evacuated 101 people by military aircraft, and said two more planes had been sent to join the evacuation.
A Spanish warplane with “about 100 passengers” left yesterday, Sunday, for Djibouti, according to Madrid. About 30 Spaniards and another 70 citizens of other countries departed on this aircraft.
Greece announced that yesterday it evacuated a first group of its citizens, including the two injured, to Djibouti with the help of France. Today he announced the removal of another ten.
Sweden sent about 150 soldiers to evacuate its diplomats and citizens, according to the Swedish Defense Ministry, while Norway announced the removal of its diplomats from Khartoum.
Arab countries
Saudi Arabia on Saturday removed 91 of its citizens and about 60 citizens of 12 other countries from Sudan.
Jordan announced on Saturday that it had begun evacuating around 300 of its citizens.
Iraq said it had evacuated 14 of its citizens from Khartoum “to safety in Port Sudan”, assuring that efforts to remove the rest were continuing.
Egypt yesterday began the transfer of its citizens from Port Sudan and Wadi Halfa, in northern Sudan. Earlier, he urged Egyptians in Khartoum to stay in the safety of their homes until the situation improves. Cairo stressed the need to carefully organize a safe operation for the 10,000 Egyptians living in Sudan to return home.
Lebanon indicated that 60 of its citizens also left Khartoum by road and are “safe”.
The Tunisian embassy in Khartoum noted yesterday that the operation to remove members of the Tunisian community in Sudan will begin today.
Libya, which borders Sudan, announced through its embassy in Khartoum the evacuation of 83 Libyans from the capital to Port Sudan.
Britain, Ireland
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced today that his country’s armed forces have removed members of the British diplomatic staff and their families from Sudan.
Defense Secretary Ben Wallace clarified that the UK carried out this operation “alongside the US, France and other allies”. It involved “more than 1,200 members” of the British armed forces.
Ireland, for its part, said it had begun the “evacuation process” to remove its citizens.
Turkey
Turkey has announced that it will repatriate its citizens in war zones by land “via a third country”. The removal of around 600 Turks began today from two districts of Khartoum and from Wad Madanim, a town 200 kilometers south of the Sudanese capital. The evacuation of the Kafouri district, in northern Khartoum, has been postponed “until further notice” due to an explosion that occurred near the gathering point of the Turks, as announced by the Turkish embassy.
South Korea, Japan, China, Indonesia, India
Other countries are also preparing for the removal of their citizens, notably South Korea and Japan, by deploying armed forces in neighboring countries.
In Indonesia, the government is “taking all necessary measures to remove Indonesian citizens from Sudan”, the country’s foreign ministry said yesterday.
India noted that it is working “closely with various partners to ensure the safe transportation of Indians stranded in Sudan who wish to leave”.
In addition, the Sudanese army announced that it is coordinating efforts to remove the Chinese diplomats.
Source :Skai
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