World News | Day 9 of Operation Kaveri: A total of 3,584 Indians evacuated from Sudan

Khartoum [Sudan]May 4 (ANI): A total of 3,584 Indians were evacuated from conflict-torn Sudan under “Operation Kaveri”, which completed its nine-day operation on Thursday, according to the Indian embassy in Sudan.

Nine days have passed since the Indian government launched its ambitious rescue mission, Operation Kaveri, to evacuate Indians trapped in conflict-torn Sudan. The operation involved five Indian Navy ships and 16 Indian Air Force aircraft, including one from the Wadi Sayyidna military air base.

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The Indian embassy in Sudan tweeted: “As of today, 3,584 Indians have been evacuated from Sudan. Indian embassy mobilized and facilitated the arrival of 67 buses from all parts of Sudan to Port Sudan. So far, Indians have been evacuated from Sudan. The move out of Port Sudan used five Indian Navy ships and 16 Indian Air Force aircraft, one of which was from the Wadi Sayyidna military air base.”

The Indian embassy in Sudan also reported the evacuation of 80 Indians from El Fasher in western Sudan to Port Sudan after traveling for nearly 48 hours.

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The Indian embassy in Khartoum said in a tweet, “Day 9 of Operation Kaveri, today completed one of the hardest tasks to remove Indians stranded in El Fasher. Indian embassy mobilized resources and Coordinating with various stakeholders in the conflict zone to ensure safe travel for its citizens during the grueling journey of more than 1,800 kilometers.”

The embassy also recognized the stamina of the Indian community making this difficult journey.

“Two buses carrying 80 Indians departed from El Fasher in Western Sudan and arrived safely in Port Sudan (Eastern Sudan) after more than 48 hours. We would like to thank the members of the Indian community who made this challenging journey Resilience shown. Sudan’s two warring factions, the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), agreed to a seven-day ceasefire, according to a statement issued by South Sudan’s foreign ministry on Tuesday, according to CNN.

The two sides also said they would send representatives to “peace talks at an agreed location of their choice,” the statement added. Neither SAF nor RSF commented on the report on their official channels.

The previous ceasefire failed to end violence between rival factions across the country. Abdul Fattah al-Burhan, commander of the Sudanese army, and Mohammad Hamdan Dagalo, leader of the Rapid Support Forces, failed to reach an agreement and clashed violently in mid-April, killing at least 1,000 people, according to CNN. Net reported 528 deaths and mass refugee movements in the country.

The announcement on Tuesday came after the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) warned that more than 800,000 people could be relocated to other countries as ongoing violence hampers evacuation convoys from Sudan’s main port. (Arnie)

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