Evacuation of foreign nationals during the Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
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During the 2023 Sudan conflict the outbreak of violence has led foreign governments to monitor the situation in Sudan and move towards the evacuation and repatriation of its nationals. Among some countries with a number of expatriates in Sudan are Egypt, which has more than 10,000 citizens in the country,[1] and the United States, which has more than 16,000 citizens, most of whom are dual nationals.[2]
Evacuation of foreign nationals during the Sudanese civil war | |
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Part of the 2023 Sudan conflict | |
Location | Sudan (in particular Khartoum and Port Sudan) |
Objective | Evacuations of international diplomatic, military and civilian staff, including national civilians |
Date | 19 April 2023 (2023-04-19) – present |
Efforts at extraction were hampered by the fighting within the capital Khartoum, particularly in and around the airport. This has forced evacuations to be undertaken by road via Port Sudan on the Red Sea, which lies about 650 kilometres (400 mi) northeast of Khartoum.[3] from where they were airlifted or ferried directly to their home countries or to third ones. Other evacuations were undertaken through other land crossings or direct airlifts from diplomatic missions and other designated locations with direct involvement of the militaries of some home countries. Some major transit hubs used during the evacuation include the port of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and Djibouti, which hosts military bases of the United States, China, Japan, France, and other European countries.[4]