UK Begins Large-Scale Evacuation of Citizens From War-Torn Sudan

UK Begins Large-Scale Evacuation of Citizens From War-Torn Sudan
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech during a gala dinner at Hillsborough Castle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, on April 19, 2023. Charles McQuillan/PA Media
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The UK government has begun evacuating British citizens from Sudan with Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced.

More than 420 people—including at least 273 civilians—have been killed in a bloody conflict between the Sudanese army and a powerful paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces, which broke out on April 15.