Sudan’s sudden slide into a conflict between the military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has left thousands of foreigners stranded, including diplomats and aid workers. Countries from around the world are seeking to evacuate their citizens, and many evacuation efforts are underway by air and through Sudanese seaports on the Red Sea.
Meanwhile, Jordanian media reported on Sunday that four planes of the Royal Jordanian Air Force took off from Marka International Airport (AMIA) heading to Sudan, to evacuate 260 members of the Jordanian community, in coordination with the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates.
For his part, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin confirmed on Sunday that the US Army succeeded in extracting US embassy staffers from Sudan, adding that the US Army conducted a successful operation to safely evacuate the US government employees from Sudan, led by AFRICOM in coordination with the US Department of State.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak said that the UK armed forces have evacuated the diplomatic staffers and their families from Khartoum in an operation described as complex. He tweeted on his account that the UK seeks to halt the bloodshed in Sudan by all means and ensure the safety of the remaining British diplomats there, pointing out that there is a dangerous escalation of violence in Sudan
Foreign nations and Arab rush to evacuate citizens from Sudan
