The US and UK are among other countries that rescued citizens amid conflict between Sudanese Army and the country's powerful paramilitary forces.
Jordanians evacuated from Sudan arrive at a military airport in Amman, Jordan.(AP)
Many foreign students from Africa, Middle East and Asia stuck in the capital city of Khartoum are also making desperate calls for help to the international community. However, the internet connectivity in the country has reportedly collapsed, hindering the coordination to help those trapped in different cities.
Countries that have successfully evacuated diplomats and expats from Sudan:
Saudi Arabia
Over 150 people, including foreign diplomats and officials, have been evacuated from Sudan and taken to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The rescue operation was carried by the Saudi naval forces along with other branches of the army. Foreign nationals from 12 countries including India are among those who have been rescued, according to Saudi foreign ministry. Citizens of other countries include Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Tunisia, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, the Phillipines, Canada and Burkina Faso.
United States
Sudan's Rapid Support Force (RSF) on Sunday said it had ‘coordinated' American troops to evacuate diplomats and their families from the country as the paramilitary forces pledged ‘full cooperation with all diplomatic missions, and providing all necessary means of protection, and ensuring their safe return to their countries’.
The US embassy in Khartoum has now been closed, according to official tweet, which also added that it not safe enough for the government to rescue private US citizens.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday said all diplomats from his country have been brought to safety and now suspended its operation in Sudan. “We’ve temporarily suspended Canada’s operations in Sudan. Our diplomats are safe – they have been extracted and are working from outside the country – and we are looking at every possible option to support our locally-engaged staff," he said.
United Kingdom
The UK managed to airlift their diplomats and their families to safety in what was described as a ‘complex and rapid’ operation. According to BBC, country's foreign minister James Cleverly said scope to evacuate the remaining British nationals were ‘severely limited’.
“UK armed forces have completed a complex and rapid evacuation of British diplomats and their families from Sudan, amid a significant escalation in violence and threats to embassy staff,” Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in a tweet.
European countries
French President Emmanuel Macron also confirmed the evacuation of its citizens along with few Dutch citizens in a place from Djibouti. German army said a plane carrying 101 people on board had left from Sudan. Similarly, Italy and Spain also evacuated their citizens along with other foreign nationals from Argentina, Colombia, Portugal, Mexico, Ireland, Venezuela, Poland and Sudan.
According to sources, as quoted by AFP, a six-bus convoy carrying German and French citizens was making a journey of around 800 km to northeast of Khartoum to Port Sudan.