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| Sudan fighting: Army says foreign nationals to be evacuated | |
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| Khartoum's international airport has been caught up in the fighting | Khartoum's international airport has been caught up in the fighting |
| Diplomats and nationals from the UK, US, France and China are to be evacuated from Sudan by air as fighting there continues, a statement from the Sudanese army says. | Diplomats and nationals from the UK, US, France and China are to be evacuated from Sudan by air as fighting there continues, a statement from the Sudanese army says. |
| Army chief Fattah al-Burhan agreed to facilitate and secure their evacuation "in the coming hours", it said. | Army chief Fattah al-Burhan agreed to facilitate and secure their evacuation "in the coming hours", it said. |
| He is locked in a bitter power struggle with the leader of a rival paramilitary faction, the Rapid Support Forces. | He is locked in a bitter power struggle with the leader of a rival paramilitary faction, the Rapid Support Forces. |
| The UK government said it was preparing for "a number of contingencies". | |
| Previous plans to evacuate foreign nationals have not been implemented because of safety fears. | Previous plans to evacuate foreign nationals have not been implemented because of safety fears. |
| A statement from the army said British, US, French and Chinese nationals and diplomats would be evacuated by air on board military transport planes from the capital, Khartoum. | A statement from the army said British, US, French and Chinese nationals and diplomats would be evacuated by air on board military transport planes from the capital, Khartoum. |
| The UK government said it was "doing everything possible to support British nationals and diplomatic staff in Khartoum". | |
| It said its defence ministry was working with the foreign office to prepare for a number of provisions, without specifying whether immediate evacuations were among those plans. | |
| The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak chaired a Cobra meeting - an emergency response committee - on Saturday morning about the situation in Sudan. | |
| Saudi Arabia also announced it was arranging the evacuation of its citizens and nationals of "brotherly" countries. State TV channel Al-Ekhbariyah reported that some Saudi citizens and other nationals had arrived in the port city of Jeddah on Saturday. | |
| MAPS: Khartoum violence mapped as civilians flee city | MAPS: Khartoum violence mapped as civilians flee city |
| UNSUNG HEROES: How food and medicine is being distributed | UNSUNG HEROES: How food and medicine is being distributed |
| SIMPLE GUIDE: What is going on in Sudan? | SIMPLE GUIDE: What is going on in Sudan? |
| Khartoum's international airport has been closed due to the violence, with foreign embassies - including the UK and US - unable to bring their citizens home. | Khartoum's international airport has been closed due to the violence, with foreign embassies - including the UK and US - unable to bring their citizens home. |
| The conflict has entered its second week despite both sides - the army and the RSF - agreeing to a three-day ceasefire to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, starting from Friday. | The conflict has entered its second week despite both sides - the army and the RSF - agreeing to a three-day ceasefire to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, starting from Friday. |
| Sporadic gunfire and air strikes were heard in the capital on Saturday despite the truce. | Sporadic gunfire and air strikes were heard in the capital on Saturday despite the truce. |
| A former foreign minister, Mariam al-Mahdi, who is sheltering in Khartoum told the BBC the ceasefire was "not taking at all". | A former foreign minister, Mariam al-Mahdi, who is sheltering in Khartoum told the BBC the ceasefire was "not taking at all". |
| "We are out of electricity for the last 24 hours. We are out of water for the last six days," she said. | "We are out of electricity for the last 24 hours. We are out of water for the last six days," she said. |
| Medical teams are being targeted in the fighting, she said, adding: "There are rotting bodies of our youth in the streets." | Medical teams are being targeted in the fighting, she said, adding: "There are rotting bodies of our youth in the streets." |
| Thousands of people have been trying to flee Sudan since the violent clashes began | Thousands of people have been trying to flee Sudan since the violent clashes began |
| Fierce street battles erupted in Khartoum on 15 April after disagreements emerged between the leaders of both sides - General Burhan and the RSF's Mohamed Hamdan "Hemedti" Dagalo - over how Sudan should be run. | Fierce street battles erupted in Khartoum on 15 April after disagreements emerged between the leaders of both sides - General Burhan and the RSF's Mohamed Hamdan "Hemedti" Dagalo - over how Sudan should be run. |
| They both held top positions in Sudan's current military government, formed after the 2019 coup that ousted long-time leader Omar al-Bashir. | They both held top positions in Sudan's current military government, formed after the 2019 coup that ousted long-time leader Omar al-Bashir. |
| They were supposed to merge their forces but the RSF resisted this change, mobilising its troops which escalated into full-scale fighting last week. | They were supposed to merge their forces but the RSF resisted this change, mobilising its troops which escalated into full-scale fighting last week. |
| The World Health Organization says more than 400 people have been killed. The death toll is believed to be much higher as people struggle to reach hospitals. | The World Health Organization says more than 400 people have been killed. The death toll is believed to be much higher as people struggle to reach hospitals. |
| Thousands of people, mainly civilians, have also been injured, with medical centres under pressure to deal with the influx of patients. | Thousands of people, mainly civilians, have also been injured, with medical centres under pressure to deal with the influx of patients. |
| Along with Khartoum, the western region of Darfur, where the RSF first emerged, has also been badly affected by the fighting. | Along with Khartoum, the western region of Darfur, where the RSF first emerged, has also been badly affected by the fighting. |
| The UN has warned that up to 20,000 people - mostly women and children - have fled Sudan to seek safety in Chad, across the border from Darfur. | The UN has warned that up to 20,000 people - mostly women and children - have fled Sudan to seek safety in Chad, across the border from Darfur. |
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