Governments Evacuate Diplomats and Other Foreigners From Sudan
Officials and citizens of other nations were airlifted from Sudan, where hundreds of people have been killed and thousands of others injured in violence between warring generals.
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Officials and citizens of other nations were airlifted from Sudan, where hundreds of people have been killed and thousands of others injured in violence between warring generals.
With hopes fading that two warring generals will end their battle anytime soon, diplomats and other foreigners began heading for Sudan’s doors.
A blast in Belgorod, near the Ukrainian border, was the result of “an accidental discharge of aviation ammunition,” Russia’s Defense Ministry said.
With two generals vying for power, residents in the capital, Khartoum, said the violence had destroyed hospitals, airfields and homes, and left civilians caught in the crossfire.
The army and the paramilitary group it is battling agreed to a 24-hour cease-fire. But many residents were unsure whether the truce was solid enough to safely flee.
Footage from the Sudanese Armed Forces shows dozens of students and school personnel being evacuated after they were trapped on the campus for four days.
Looking at the history of coups — both the successes and the failures — can help put it the week’s chaotic events into clearer perspective.
What led the two generals, recently allies, to turn their forces on each other — devastating a country of 45 million people?
Terrified to step outside because of firefights and bands of armed men in the streets, residents remain stuck in their homes with dwindling supplies of food, water and medicine.
Civilians are caught in the cross-fire, and two rival generals vying for power made it clear their forces had no intention of standing down.