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Governments race to rescue diplomats, citizens from Sudan

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U.S. military airlifted embassy officials out of Sudan on Sunday. France and the Netherlands organize evacuations for embassy employees and nationals. More than 400 people, including 264 civilians, have been killed and more than 3,500 have been wounded. The fighting has targeted and paralyzed the country's main international airport.

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Times of India

Governments race to rescue diplomats, citizens from Sudan

On Sunday, gunfire wounded an Egyptian diplomat in Sudan, said Ahmed Abu Zaid, spokesman for Egypt's Foreign Ministry, without offering further details. The current explosion of violence came after Burhan and Dagalo fell out over a recent internationally brokered deal with democracy activists that was meant to incorporate the RSF into the military and eventually lead to civilian rule.

5 months ago·India

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BBC News

Irish army personnel to help evacuate citizens from Sudan

The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs is in contact with more than 150 Irish citizens in Sudan.

5 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Western nations escalate plans to evacuate diplomats from Sudan

US pulls out 70 embassy workers as battles rage in Khartoum and twin city of OmdurmanWestern nations have intensified increasingly desperate efforts to evacuate diplomats and their dependents from Khartoum, as battles raged in the centre of the Sudanese capital and in its twin city of Omdurman.The US has already evacuated embassy staff and families from Khartoum, sending Chinook helicopters carrying special forces on Saturday night to evacuate a…

5 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Sudan fighting hastens evacuations of diplomats, citizens

Foreign governments evacuated diplomats, staff and others trapped in Sudan on Sunday as rival generals battled for a ninth day with no sign of a truce that had been declared for a major Muslim holiday.

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Associated Press News

Diplomats flee Sudan fighting as citizens struggle to escape

Foreign governments evacuated diplomats, staff and others trapped in Sudan as rival generals battled for a ninth day with no sign of a truce that had been declared for a

5 months ago·United States

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abc News

Governments race to rescue diplomats, citizens from Sudan

The U.S. military has airlifted embassy officials out of Sudan and international governments were racing to evacuate their diplomatic staff and citizens trapped in the capital

5 months ago·United States

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