The Kingdom Evacuated More Than Two Thousand People Of Over Sixty Nationalities From Sudan

Hera Shabbir

The internet is applauding Saudi Arabia for its immense support and assistance provided towards expats stuck in Sudan. The country is currently undergoing a political crisis due to a disagreement between two generals.

The Kingdom recently welcomed 1,687 people in Port Jeddah out of which a video of a soldier carrying child went viral

 

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The evacuees included 13 Saudi nationals arrived in Jeddah, and others from the US, the UK, France, Syria, the Netherlands, Iraq, Turkey, Tanzania, Germany, Sweden, Lebanon, Oman, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Thailand, India and Libya. The Kingdom also evacuated nationals earlier this week from Jordan, Palestine, Mauritania, Yemen, Canada, Switzerland, Ireland, Armenia, Hungary, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Senegal, Djibouti, Cape Verde, Congo, Madagascar, Ivory Coast, Somalia, South Africa, Botswana, Malawi, Croatia, Nicaragua, Liberia, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Philippines, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Chad, Bangladesh, Niger, and Sri Lanka.

Fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces has been going on since April 15


The conflict has left over 3,500 injured, 400 people killed, and over a thousand homeless. Thousands have been attempting to evacuate the country and find sanction abroad.

 

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