Some Indian nationals were among the 66 citizens of 12 nations who were evacuated from Sudan to Saudi Arabia due to the ongoing conflict in the country. The evacuees were received by officials and soldiers upon their arrival in Jeddah and included diplomats and international officials, as well as the crew of a Saudi passenger plane that was hit by gunfire during the fighting. The conflict has been ongoing between forces loyal to Sudan army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy turned rival Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, with hundreds of deaths and thousands wounded reported. The evacuation was the first announced evacuation of civilians since the fighting began. The Indian Foreign Minister had spoken with his Saudi counterpart about the evacuation of Indian nationals from Sudan earlier this week.
Hundreds have died due to the battles between forces loyal to Sudan army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy turned rival Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The conflict in Sudan has resulted in hundreds of deaths due to battles between forces loyal to Sudan army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy turned rival Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The two former allies seized power in a 2021 coup but later fell out in a bitter power struggle. The conflict has largely taken place in the capital Khartoum and has left thousands wounded as well.
The former allies seized power in a 2021 coup but later fell out in a bitter power struggle. The conflict – much of which has taken place in the capital Khartoum – has left hundreds dead and thousands wounded
The conflict in Sudan between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), started after a coup in 2021. The former allies seized power together but later turned against each other in a bitter power struggle. The conflict has primarily taken place in the capital Khartoum and has resulted in hundreds of deaths and thousands of people being wounded. The recent evacuation of civilians, including some Indian nationals, from Sudan to Saudi Arabia is the first announced evacuation since the conflict began.
