'We've been abandoned': 4,000 Brits stranded in war-ravaged Sudan beg for government help after SAS rescues diplomats

Up to 4,000 Brits ‘abandoned’ in Sudan plead to government for rescue help as other countries send emergency flights

European nations are working to remove their citizens with Germany so far having flown out 313 people, and the Dutch also carrying out at least one successful rescue flight. An Irish rescue flight is also in the pipeline.Fears remain for many UK nationals still trapped in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. Brits hunkering down in the city have been told to rely on a telephone hotline for updates.Many Brits still in the country have already said they feel ‘abandoned’ by diplomats.

Ireland is sending in special forces to evacuate civilians in the coming days - amid reports of rogue soldiers randomly raiding people’s homes. Speaking from Khartoum, a British citizen - a teacher named William, who did not give his last name, said: “I’m sitting in my chair in my living room, listening to a background of shooting probably 3km away.

British special forces carried out a dramatic night-time rescue of British diplomats and their families amid the fierce fighting in the county.

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