Chaos in Sudan: the leak continues

Following clashes between the army and the RSF paramilitary group that began nine days ago in Sudan, many countries were evacuating their citizens, while the evacuation of Turkish citizens via the highway is expected to end today.

The Khartoum embassy’s Twitter account said yesterday that the evacuation will start at 08:45 local time and will last between 22 and 24 hours.

The clashes began nine days ago between army units loyal to General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, president of Sudan’s temporarily ruling Sovereign Council, and militias called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as the vice president of the council, Hemedti. .

At least 420 people have been killed in the conflicts, while millions of people struggle to access water, electricity and food.

Following the US decision to evacuate its diplomatic staff in Sudan the day before, many countries also took action…

EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND CLOSED

Switzerland has decided to close its embassy in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, where an armed conflict has been going on since April 15, for security reasons.

In the post on the Swiss Foreign Ministry’s Twitter account, “(Sudan) We are closing our embassy in Khartoum for security reasons. Our embassy staff and their families have been evacuated and are safe. This has been possible thanks to our cooperation with our partners, especially in France. Thanks for your support”.

GERMANY: 101 PEOPLE COME TO BERLIN

German authorities also made a statement today and shared details about the Khartoum evacuation process.

In the statement, it was stated that 101 people were evacuated from Sudan by a plane belonging to the German Air Force. While 101 people were claimed to have landed in Berlin today, it was announced that a total of 311 people have been evacuated since the events began.

It was announced that the retired passengers from Khartoum went to Germany via Jordan.

“ITALY LEAVES NO ONE BEHIND”

Another country that evacuated its citizens and officials from Sudan was Italy… Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni declared that her citizens who demanded to leave Sudan were evacuated.

Evacuations from Sudan continue.

Prime Minister Meloni, in a written statement in the evening, said: “After an anxious wait of one day, all our citizens who wanted to leave Sudan have been evacuated. There are also foreigners among them. “Italy leaves no one behind,” he said.

Thanking the relevant state ministers and institutions who worked on carrying out this evacuation, Meloni said: “Furthermore, on this occasion, I would like to reiterate my call for an end to the war so that negotiations for a civilian government begin. . Sudan needs peace,” he commented.

In Italian press news it was reported that a total of 150 people, of whom 107 were Italians, were evacuated from Khartoum, the capital of chaotic Sudan, to Djibouti, and will be brought to Italy by planes belonging to the Italian Air Force. .

EGYPT evacuated 436 CITIZENS

Egypt announced that it has evacuated 436 citizens from Sudan, which was the scene of clashes between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (HDK).

In a written statement, Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said the evacuation of 436 citizens in Sudan had been successfully completed.

In another ministry statement, it was said that the consulate in Khartoum and Port Sudan, the capital of Sudan, and the consular office in Valley Halfa are coordinating with Egyptian citizens for evacuation procedures. No other information about the eviction process was shared.

According to data from the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, more than 10 thousand Egyptian citizens live in Sudan.

Evacuations from Sudan continue.

Jordan announced that 4 military planes that evacuated 343 people, including Jordanian, Palestinian, Syrian, Iraqi and German citizens, took off from the Port Sudan airport, from Sudan, which was the scene of clashes between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (HDK ). ).

According to the written statement made by the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 343 people in question are transferred to the civil airport of Marka, in the capital Amman, beginning the evacuation by order of the Crown.

It was noted that the planes that carried out the evacuations from Sudan belonged to the Royal Jordanian Air Force.

Jordan announced that it had begun evacuating its citizens from Sudan, which was the scene of clashes between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (HDK). (AGENCIES)