Despite a truce agreement, heavy fighting has continued between the army and a rival paramilitary force in the capital and surrounding areas, including strikes by air, tanks and artillery.
A Whitehall source has also confirmed NHS medics and eligible dependents would also now be evacuated because there was spare capacity on the final flights.
Denying this was a U-turn, they said it was always the plan to prioritise British citizens before moving onto other groups when space opened up.to the ceasefire between the two warring factions was agreed on Thursday. Despite the truce agreement, heavy fighting has continued between the army and a rival paramilitary force in the capital and surrounding areas, including strikes by air, tanks and artillery.
Tens of thousands have fled the violence between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces , which has derailed an internationally-backed transition towards democratic elections.The deadly power struggle has also rekindled a two-decade-old conflict in the western Darfur region and threatens to trigger instability across the volatile wider region.
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