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Foreigners evacuated as factions battle in Sudan’s Khartoum

Turkish citizens wait for evacuation in Sudan's capital Khartoum [Omer Erdem/ Anadolu Agency]

Foreign nations are rushing to get their citizens out of Sudan as rival military factions battle in the capital Khartoum where millions of residents are trapped inside their homes, many running low on water and food.

The eruption of fighting on April 15 between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has triggered a humanitarian crisis, killed at least 420 people and left behind charred tanks, gutted buildings and shops that have been looted and torched.

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