‘Operation Kaveri’: 10th batch of 135 stranded Indians leaves Sudan
Sudan, April 28: The security situation in Sudan is very complex, highly volatile and unpredictable and India’s objective is to get every stranded Indian in that country out of harm’s way.
Keeping in view the safety and security of stranded Indians, IAF C-130J flight on Friday evacuated the 10th batch of 135 Indian passengers from Port Sudan to Jeddah after the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to extend their ceasefire amid ongoing violence in the capital Khartoum and the western Darfur region.
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Meanwhile, Ministry of External Affairs, Arindam Bagchi tweeted, "#OperationKaveri progresses further. 10th batch of evacuees with 135 passengers’ onboard IAF C-130J flight departs Port Sudan for Jeddah."
Meanwhile, ceasefire of 72 hours following mediation efforts by Saudi Arabia and the United States in the final hours of the repeatedly broken three-day truce.
The previous ceasefire has not stopped the fighting but created enough of a lull for tens of thousands of Sudanese, as well as, foreign nationals to leave to safer areas and for foreign nations to evacuate hundreds of their citizens by land and sea.
Notably, Sudan is experiencing bloodshed as a result of clashes between the army and paramilitary forces. Even though there is a 72-hour ceasefire, there have been allegations of violence.
Fighting has erupted between soldiers loyal to Sudanese army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, paramilitary Rapid Support Soldiers (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.
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Committed to ensuring that no Indian national is left behind in Sudan, India has deployed its military planes and warships in the war-torn country.
- With inputs from agencies
