{"id":154974,"date":"2023-04-23T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediaintel.asia\/?p=917189"},"modified":"2023-04-23T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T00:00:00","slug":"uk-diplomats-evacuated-from-sudan-sunak-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinalegalblog.com\/en\/2023\/04\/23\/uk-diplomats-evacuated-from-sudan-sunak-says\/","title":{"rendered":"UK diplomats evacuated from Sudan, Sunak says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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R ishi Sunak has hailed the brave efforts of the UK\u2019s armed forces after they swooped into Sudan to help British diplomats and their families to escape fighting.
\nThe Prime Minister said the British military had undertaken a \u201cdifficult\u201d operation to evacuate UK officials from Sudan following fears embassy staff could be targeted.
\nHundreds have died in a bloody conflict between the Sudanese army and a powerful paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces.
\nMr Sunak tweeted: \u201cUK 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.
\n\u201cI pay tribute to the commitment of our diplomats and bravery of the military personnel who carried out this difficult operation.\u201d
\nIt comes after a UK Government source had announced on Saturday that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Ministry of Defence would be delivering a diplomatic evacuation plan \u201cas soon as feasible\u201d.
\nDefence Secretary Ben Wallace revealed the operation to remove British Embassy staff from Sudan involved more than 1,200 personnel from the British Army, Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force (RAF).
\n\u201cThis morning, UK Armed Forces undertook a military operation alongside the United States; France and other allies,\u201d Mr Wallace said in a written statement.
\n\u201cThey have evacuated British Embassy staff and their dependants from Khartoum due to the escalating threats against diplomats.
\n\u201cThe operation involved more than 1,200 personnel from 16 Air Assault Brigade; the Royal Marines and the RAF. I am grateful to all our partners.\u201d
\nThe Sudanese army had on Saturday said Britain was one of a number of nations, including the US and China, that it would be assisting to help remove its officials from the dangerous conditions in the country.
\nProspects of airlifting people out of Sudan had been complicated by the fact most major airports have become battlegrounds and movement out of the capital has proven perilous.
\nSmoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, on Saturday \/ AP
\nThe UK Government has stated that a more large-scale evacuation could prove a challenge, with Britain lacking the military footprint it had in Afghanistan which saw thousands airlifted out of Kabul during Operation Pitting in 2021.
\nMr Sunak and Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the UK would continue to act as a broker for a peace deal in Sudan.
\nBritain has historic ties to Sudan. In an unusual arrangement, Britain and Egypt jointly ruled Sudan from 1899 until it gained independence in 1956, but Sudan is not among the group of 56 Commonwealth nations.
\nThe Prime Minister said: \u201cWe are continuing to pursue every avenue to end the bloodshed in Sudan and ensure the safety of British nationals remaining in the country.
\n\u201cI urge the parties to lay down their arms and implement an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to ensure civilians can leave conflict zones.\u201d
\nMr Cleverly said: \u201cWe are working around the clock to broker international support to end the bloodshed in Sudan.\u201d<\/p>\n

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