2023-04-23 03:33:36
The violent struggles for the takeover of power are not calming down in Sudan. The paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced in a tweet this Sunday the evacuation of the American embassy in Khartoum.
The FSR, which is fighting once morest the regular army, said it had “coordinated” with the United States the evacuation of American diplomats and their families aboard six planes this Sunday morning. “Today, on my orders, the American military carried out an operation to extract American government personnel”, then affirmed Saturday evening (Sunday morning in Sudan) President Joe Biden, calling for “the stop” senseless violence. He also particularly thanked Djibouti, Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia for their support in this operation.
Khartoum largely deprived of water and electricity
After a relative lull the previous night, fighting resumed on Saturday in the capital, largely without electricity and running water. Loud explosions shook the city during the day and firefights were heard in different neighborhoods.
Saudi Arabia announced the first major evacuation operation on Saturday. It was carried out by the kingdom’s naval forces with the support of other branches of the army, the Foreign Ministry said, announcing the “safe arrival” in Jeddah of 91 Saudi citizens and regarding 66 nationals of 12 other countries (Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Tunisia, Pakistan, India, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, Philippines, Canada, Burkina Faso).
EU considers evacuation of diplomats
German defense and foreign ministers said they had held a crisis meeting on Saturday to discuss the feasibility of an evacuation, following three military planes were forced to turn back on Wednesday, the magazine reported. German The mirror. For several days, the United States, South Korea and Japan have also deployed forces in neighboring countries and the European Union is considering taking similar measures to evacuate their diplomats and nationals.
Violence erupted on April 15 between the army of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, Sudan’s de facto ruler since the 2021 putsch, and his deputy turned rival, General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo, who commands the feared paramilitary FSR. . The still very provisional toll stands at 413 dead and 3,551 injured, according to the World Health Organization.
MSF warns regarding the situation in Darfur
In Khartoum, a city of five million people, many civilians have ventured outside just to get emergency food or to flee the city. Living conditions are probably worse in Darfur, where no one can go immediately. On site, a doctor from Doctors Without Borders evokes a “catastrophic situation”.
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