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US, UK and France evacuate embassy personnel amid fighting in Sudan

US and British forces on Sunday evacuated embassy staff and their families from battle-torn Sudan where deadly fighting raged into a second week between forces loyal to two rival generals. France on Sunday also launched evacuation operations.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 23, 2023

Foreign states rush high-risk Sudan evacuation, some foreign citizens hurt

The armed forces of the United States and the United Kingdom have evacuated embassy staff from Sudan, while other nations rushed to get their citizens to safety as rival military factions battled in the capital Khartoum on Sunday.

Reuters · Apr 23, 2023

Egypt Calls on Its Nationals Outside Khartoum to Prepare for Evacuation

Egypt plans to evacuate its citizens from Sudan and has urged Egyptian nationals living there to prepare themselves for evacuation, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The Ministry called on Egyptians residing outside the capital Khartoum, to head to the nearest gathering point in preparation for…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 23, 2023

Sudan: US evacuates embassy staff and families, France launches rescue for ‘Europeans and allies’

Joe Biden says US has retrieved personnel from Khartoum as fighting continues between rival armed groups

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023

Official: France Starts Evacuation of Citizens In Sudan

France has begun to evacuate its citizens and diplomatic staff from Sudan, where fighting between rival forces has entered its second week, the foreign ministry announced Sunday. The ministry said it had kicked off the "rapid evacuation operation" and that European citizens and those from "allied partner countries" would also…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 23, 2023

US military evacuates diplomats from Sudan

The US has military evacuated American government personnel from Sudan, Joe Biden said on Saturday.

Evening Standard · Apr 23, 2023

US, UK and France evacuate embassy personnel amid ongoing fighting in Sudan

US troops swooped in on helicopters to evacuate embassy staff from Sudan's battle-torn capital, President Joe Biden announced Sunday, as other nations sought to help their citizens escape deadly fighting between rival generals.

France 24 · Apr 23, 2023

US evacuated under 100 people from embassy in Sudan amid fighting

All U.S. government personnel were evacuated from Washington's embassy in Khartoum, as well as a small number of diplomatic personnel from other countries, U.S. officials said on Saturday, as fighting rocks Sudan.

Reuters · Apr 23, 2023

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 · Apr 23, 2023

US diplomats evacuated from Sudan after days of fighting

U.S. diplomats have departed Sudan’s airspace, days after fighting erupted in the north African nation.

Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2023