British diplomats and their families evacuated from Sudan in a 'complex and rapid' operation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirms
British diplomats and their families have been evacuated from Sudan in a "complex and rapid" operation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed.The evacuees were taken to an airfieldFierce violence erupted last week in Khartoum between two opposing forces.
The power struggle between Sudan's regular army and a paramilitary force called the Rapid Support Forces has seen deadly shooting and shelling in the capital city. Foreign Minister James Cleverly added that the government was working "around the clock to broker international support to end the bloodshed in Sudan."He said the operation involved more than 1,200 British personnel from the Air Assault Brigade, Royal Marines and the Royal Air Force.Fewer than 100 people were evacuated when three Chinook helicopters landed near the US embassy to collect them.
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