Foreign States Start Evacuations From Sudan as Battle Rages

Foreign States Start Evacuations From Sudan as Battle Rages
People gather to get bread during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum, North Sudan, on April 22, 2023. Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters
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KHARTOUM—Some foreign nationals began evacuating from Sudan on Saturday after a week of strife that has killed hundreds of civilians, even as the army used air strikes against a rival paramilitary force during battles in central Khartoum.

The bloody onslaught of urban warfare has trapped large numbers in the Sudanese capital. The airport has been repeatedly targeted and many residents have been unable to leave their homes or get out of the city to safer areas.