Spain prepares to evacuate Spaniards stranded in Sudan. It is a joint operation with other countries such as the United States, France or Korea. HE Ministry of Defense sent a military plane A400M airbase to Djibouti as confirmed by Flight Radar weather monitoring website and this newspaper can confirm. output Zaragosa and it is expected to land at eight this afternoon. This small country on the East African coast is about 1,700 kilometers (a relatively short flight) from Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, where at least 60 Spaniards are now stranded. They cannot leave the country, as clashes between the army and paramilitary forces have rendered the city’s airport unusable.
Everything indicates that this is part of the preparations. Possible removal of citizens caught in the middle of a violent military conflict that has already killed at least 330 people. “There are some military planes belonging to the Spanish army. pre-positioned Thus, they can land as soon as conditions are given. [en Jartum]”she just said Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, At a press conference in Berlin.
There are 20 more citizens of other nationalities waiting to be rescued by Spain, added. There is also evidence of flights from the United States, Korea and France to Djibouti. ANDThe American left the Spanish airbase in Rota (Cádiz).
Neither the Department of Defense nor the State Department gave further details about the flights or the operation to inquiries from this newspaper.
The head of Spanish diplomacy requested that if there are other Spaniards, they should immediately contact the consulate’s emergency phone number (+249 912363377).
The same plane that will evacuate Kabul
The ongoing international synchronized operation is reminiscent of the international evacuation of Kabul, exactly three Air Force Airbus A400M transport aircraft similar to the one currently destined for Djibouti were deployed in Spain. Then the Spanish government launched an evacuation operation. Repatriation of Spanish nationals in the Afghan capital and they said they were in danger because of the instability and violence prevailing in the country.
The evacuation process was complex and carried out in coordination with other allied countries and international organisations. Various flights were organized. More than 500 people’s outputThere were also Spanish nationals, embassy staff, and Afghan collaborators who had worked with Spanish forces. The operation was hailed as a success, but concerns were also expressed for the people who could not be evacuated and who were left behind in Afghanistan.
Military conflict in Sudan
Since last weekend, Sudan has been in conflict between the Sudanese Army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). At least 330 people were killed and more than 2,000 injured.. On the one hand, Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as “hemedti“, a Sudanese officer and leader of the RSF, a paramilitary force created in 2013 under the command of Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS). Abdul Fattah al-BurhanSudanese officer who is currently the chairman of the Sudanese Sovereign Council after the 2021 coup. democracy”.
Trapped in the middle of the conflict a civic elite and a strong pro-democracy movement rooted in the country. “Many of the urban youth I spoke to in Khartoum and other cities remind me of the 15M movement in Spain,” he explains. Jose-Maria Arraiza human rights expert who has worked in the country. “The most important thing that has happened in recent years has been the attempt to transition to democracy, which began after the overthrow of the al-Bashir regime in 2019, followed by a difficult founding process to form a civilian government.”