In view of the fierce fighting in Sudan, the US withdrew its government employees from the country on Saturday and closed the embassy in the capital Khartoum. All US diplomats and their families have been successfully brought to safety, the White House and the US State Department reported Sunday evening.
US President Joe Biden called on the warring parties for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. He also urged them not to hinder humanitarian aid and to respect the will of the Sudanese people. He regularly receives reports from his team to help the Americans in Sudan as much as possible and therefore also works with allies and partners, Biden said.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken again called on the parties to the conflict to urgently observe the ceasefire due to the Islamic fasting after Ramadan and a permanent cessation of hostilities.
A week after the fighting started in Sudan, the first foreigners were deported. A ship carrying 50 nationals “and a number of nationals from friendly countries” arrived in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah on Saturday, with more to follow, according to state television in the kingdom.
Despite the ceasefire, fighting continues
Fighting in Sudan continued despite the announcement of a ceasefire. They broke up about a week ago between the country’s two most powerful generals and their units. Both had led the country of about 46 million people since a joint military coup in 2021.
Now de facto President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who is also the commander-in-chief of the army, is fighting alongside the army against his deputy Mohammed Hamdaan Daglo, the leader of the powerful paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Actually, Daglo’s group should have been subordinated to the army and power in the country should have been returned to a civilian government.
Khartoum airport has been the center of hostilities in recent days. Foreign diplomats continued to try to broker a stable ceasefire for the evacuation. A first attempt to get Germans out of the country with Luftwaffe aircraft was called off on Wednesday because the security situation in the besieged capital was deemed too dangerous for such an operation.
Currently about 45 Austrians in Sudan
According to information from the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there are currently about 45 Austrians in Sudan, most of whom are Austrians living abroad and their relatives.
Source: Krone
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