“A growing list of countries have evacuated diplomats and citizens from Sudan’s capital as fierce fighting continues to rage in Khartoum.
“The US and UK announced on Sunday they had flown diplomats out of the country.
“France, Germany, Italy and Spain are among other nations that also carried out evacuations.
“A vicious power struggle between the regular army and a powerful paramilitary force has led to violence across the country.
“US authorities said they had airlifted fewer than 100 people with three Chinook helicopters on Sunday morning in a “fast and clean” operation.
“The US embassy in Khartoum is now closed, and a tweet on its official feed says it is not safe enough for the government to evacuate private US citizens.”
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