Nationals from the US, UK, France and China are to be evacuated as fighting in Sudan enters second week.
Diplomats and nationals from the US, UK, France and China are to be evacuated from Sudan by air as fighting there continues, a statement from the Sudanese army says.
He is locked in a bitter power struggle with the leader of a rival paramilitary faction, the Rapid Support Forces.Previous plans to evacuate foreign nationals have not been implemented because of safety fears. Saudi Arabia has also announced it is arranging the evacuation of Saudi citizens and nationals of "brotherly" countries. The Sudanese army said Saudi Arabia's diplomatic mission had already been evacuated.
Khartoum's international airport has been closed due to the violence, with foreign embassies - including the US and UK - unable to bring their citizens home.
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