The battles in course in Sudan have prompted many countries to evacuate their citizens or employees of their embassies via land, air and sea.
While the main airport in the capital, Khartoum, has become a battlefield and is under the control of the Army’s fighting Rapid Support Forces, some evacuations are in coursed from Port Sudan on the Red Sea, 850 kilometers (530 miles) in auto from Khartoum.
Below is an overview of the measures taken by Sunday’s countries to transfer in except for their compatriots stuck in the country.
Saudi Arabia
More than 150 Saudis and citizens of other countries have arrivedvia sea in Jeddah on Saturday, in the first announced evacuation of civilians from Sudan since fighting broke out between the army and the Rapid Support Forces a week ago, according to the Saudi Foreign Ministry.
The ministry said the Saudi naval forces, in cooperation with other military branches, they evacuated “91 citizens, while the number of people evacuated from fraternal and friendly countries reached about 66 people” from 12 countries, namely Kuwait, Qatar, Emirates, Egypt, Tunisia, Pakistan, India, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, Philippines, Canada and Burkina Faso.
united state
On Sunday, the US military sent three Chinook helicopters to evacuate US embassy staff from Khartoum.
More than 100 US soldiers participated in the evacuation of about 100 people, after the sending of helicopters from Djibouti in Ethiopia and Sudan, where they were grounded for less than an hour.
In turn, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said he ordered the evacuation of US embassy staff in Khartoum and their families due to “terrible and mounting security risks” amid the fighting that has so far caused hundreds of deaths, as well as thousands of injuries.
Thousands of US citizens, some of whom have other nationalities, remain in the country.
France
France has evacuated about 100 people from Sudan, followed by another 100, according to a diplomatic source. About 250 French nationals are believed to reside in this country.
Great Britain
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Sunday that the British military had evacuated British embassy staff and their families from Sudan.
“British military forces have completed a rapid and complex evacuation of British diplomats and their families from the Sudan in amid a significant escalation of violence and threats against embassy staff,” Sunak said in a tweet.
Turkey
Ankara began its operations at dawn on Sunday, carrying via land about 600 of its citizens from two districts of Khartoum and the southern city of Wad Medani.
However, the Turkish embassy in Khartoum has announced in a tweet that the date for the evacuation of the Turks in the Kafouri district, north of Khartoum, had been postponed “until further notice” due to an explosion that occurred on Sunday morning near a mosque designated as a gathering place.
European Union, Germany, Italy, Greece and the Netherlands
The European Union announced on Friday it was “trying to coordinate the evacuation of our civilians from the city, where the situation is now very dangerous”. Seven member states of the European Union have missions in Sudan.
On Sunday, Italy began the process of evacuating its compatriots from Sudan, its compatriots from Switzerland and members of the Embassy of the Holy See.
“We have contacted 140 Italians who are there in Sudan and we are doing everything possible to ensure their safety,” Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told Rai 3.
The Dutch foreign ministry said it was “taking part in an international evacuation” with Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra saying the teams would “do their best to collect the Dutch as quickly and safely as possible”.
For its part, Germany announced on Sunday the start of the evacuation of its citizens from Sudan. “Our goal is to transfer as many (German) citizens as possible out of Khartoum in light of this dangerous situation in Sudan. Within our capabilities, we will also transfer citizens from the European Union and other countries with us,” the ministries said on Twitter.
On Sunday, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had ordered the sending of planes and air forces in Egypt to participate in a possible operation to evacuate Greek and Cypriot nationals from Sudan.
Jordan, Iraq, Libya and Lebanon
In context, Jordanian Foreign Ministry spokesman Sinan Majali said on Saturday that Amman had begun evacuating about 300 Jordanian nationals, adding that there was “continuous cooperation with the UAE and Saudi Arabia for this purpose.”
A spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Al-Sahhaf, said Iraqi embassy staff left Khartoum on Saturday, while 14 citizens arrived safely on Sunday. in a “secure site” in Port Sudan.
Lebanon announced that 60 citizens had left Khartoum via land while they were “safe” before being evacuated via sea.
The Libyan embassy in Khartoum said on Friday it had evacuated 83 Libyans from Khartoum and transferred them to Port Sudan.
China, Japan, South Korea and Indonesia
Other foreign countries preparing for evacuations include South Korea and Japan, which have deployed forces in neighboring countries.
The Sudanese military said it was also coordinating efforts to evacuate Chinese diplomats.
Indonesia said 43 of its nationals had taken refuge in the embassy compound in Khartoum.
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