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Special Forces Rescue US Embassy Staffers in Warring Sudan

US special operations forces carried out a precarious evacuation of the American embassy violence-torn Sudan, US officials said late Saturday, sweeping in and out of the capital, Khartoum, with helicopters on the ground for less than an hour. No shots were fired and no major casualties were reported. With the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

David Pratt: Battle of the Sudanese generals resonates far and wide

Already the fighting has killed hundreds and tipped Africa’s third-largest country – where around a quarter of people already rely on food…

The National (Scotland)

US forces evacuate American diplomats from the bloody chaos of Khartoum’s urban war

The US military has evacuated American diplomats and their families from Sudan as fighting between rival commanders intensifies

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Biden confirms US embassy staff, families evacuated from Sudan

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said that it had coordinated the evacuation with US forces on Sunday.

Al Jazeera

‘It’s like reliving the trauma’: sleepless and terrified, Sudanese Australians watch conflict rage in their homeland

Connected to family in Khartoum by shaky phone lines, the diaspora community feels desperate and helpless as fighting intensifies

The Guardian - AU

Sudan to be evacuated of British embassy staff ‘as soon as feasible’

A UK Government source said British officials would be assisted to leave due to the attacks on diplomatic missions during internal fighting.

The Independent UK

Special forces on standby to evacuate Brits trapped in Sudan as civil war rages on

As many as 120 SAS and a company of paratroopers are reportedly ready to extract UK citizens and embassy staff from the increasingly unstable north-african country

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UK nationals to be evacuated from Sudan war zone after army guarantees safe passage

Brits have been appealing for help from the government to escape the war torn country

Evening Standard

Foreign states begin Sudan evacuations as fighting rages

Some foreign nationals have begun evacuating from Sudan, as army uses air raids against RSF during battles in Khartoum.

Al Jazeera

Foreigners trapped in Sudan conflict to be evacuated, army says

Sudan’s army said it will facilitate the evacuation of foreigners trapped in the country since an internal conflict erupted last weekend but diplomats played down suggestions that departures were imminent.

Tribune News Service

Sudan ‘resistance’ activists mobilise as crisis escalates

Groups of activists around Sudan have set up networks of medics, nurses and engineers to respond to citizens’ needs.

Al Jazeera

His mom — a doctor and 'a true angel' — died when mortar struck her home in Sudan

Nagwa Khalid Hamad, 66, was one of at least 400 killed since conflict erupted last Saturday. Her son spoke to NPR about her death and life — and what she meant to him, to family and to her patients.

WEKU

Sunak holds emergency meeting on Sudan violence amid reports of evacuation

The UK Government said it was ‘doing everything possible’ to support Britons trapped in the warring country.

The Independent UK

Brit stuck in war zone asks Foreign Office 'what are you doing' as citizens 'abandoned'

Speaking to the Mirror just minutes after news broke that diplomats and nationals from the US, UK, France and China are to be evacuated, William from Coventry said there are no signs this is happening

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Al Jazeera

Sudan battles rage as conflict enters second week

Sudan’s army and paramilitary group RSF began a violent power struggle last weekend with more than 400 people killed.

Reuters

All U.S. embassy staff evacuated from war-torn Sudan - White House

The U.S. military evacuated American government personnel from Khartoum, President Joe Biden said on Saturday, adding that Washington is suspending operations at its embassy there as fighting between Sudan's rival commanders continued.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Will Ethiopia Take Advantage of Sudan’s Unrest to Resolve Border Dispute?

The border dispute between Addis Ababa and Khartoum over Al-Fashaga has returned to the fore, following Sudanese reports about “unusual” movement by the Ethiopian forces in the disputed area since the eruption of the recent unrest in Sudan.

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Khartoum Sees Lull in Fighting on First Day of Eid

Street fighting between the forces of two rival generals eased in parts of Sudan's capital by Friday evening, witnesses reported, after repeated calls for an end-of-Ramadan ceasefire to the nearly week-long conflict. More than 400 people have been killed and thousands wounded since the fighting erupted Saturday between forces loyal…

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The New Daily

US prepares to extract its diplomats from Khartoum as fighting worsens

The US is preparing contingency plans to evacuate the US embassy in Sudan as fighting in the capital intensifies.

Al Jazeera

Top US, Sudanese generals speak as US weighs embassy evacuation

US General Mark Milley held call with Sudan’s General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan over safety of US citizens in Sudan.

Bangkok Post

SBPAC help centre to aid Sudan Thais

The Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC) has set up a help centre for 210 Thai students in Sudan amid ongoing fighting in its capital Khartoum.

Al Jazeera

Clashes in Sudan on Eid holiday despite truce announcements

Residents in Khartoum say fighting continued after the army announced a three-day truce for the Eid festival.

Axios

Sudan's rival generals "hold their country hostage" as battle of egos turns deadly

Many fear the generals have "passed the point of no return” and the fighting will continue until one declares victory.

Reuters

Residents of Sudan's capital seek perilous escape as war shatters holiday

The Eid al-Fitr holiday is usually a time for many residents of Sudan's capital to visit relatives outside the city, which falls quiet. This year, those who can are making a frantic escape from Khartoum, driven out by war.

The Conversation

Sudan: violence between army and militia is a symptom of an old disease that is destroying Africa

A three-day ceasefire to mark the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Fitr in Khartoum appears to be dead in the water as fighting continues in the Sudanese capital. According to the World Health Organization, more than 330 people have been killed over the past week. Now, with reports emerging that arms are…

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