Effort to extricate diplomats and citizens from Sudan intensifies amid battles in capital Khartoum
“I’ve heard that about 50 Irish citizens were evacuated since yesterday from Khartoum to Djibouti with the support of France and Spain,” Mr Martin said.
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said the Government is doing"everything it possibly can" to secure the evacuation of Irish citizens from Sudan. Video: EU Council “This will take some days. I think we were pleased with the initial outcome in the last 24 hours. But it is something that’s very, very fluid and bearing in mind that the conflict is a ferocious one,” he said.
Responding to criticism Ireland had to rely on help from other countries to evacuate citizens, as the Defence Forces did not have any heavy airlift capability, Mr Martin said: “we will always work with our European Union colleagues.” On Sunday the UK successfully evacuated its diplomatic staff and dependents from Khartoum in what officials called “very challenging circumstances”, which involved more than 1,200 military personnel.
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