Violence broke out in the capital Khartoum and across other regions in Sudan on April 15.
New Delhi:
India today launched ‘Operation Kaveri’ to rescue its citizens stranded in Sudan amidst violent conflict between the country’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Foreign Minister S Jaishankar announced on Twitter.
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About 500 Indians have reached Port Sudan for evacuation, and more are on their way, Mr Jaishankar said.
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“Two Indian Air Force C-130J are currently positioned on standby in Jeddah. And, INS Sumedha has reached Port Sudan,” the government earlier said in a statement.
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India has already positioned two heavy-lift military transport aircraft in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah and a naval ship at a key port in Sudan as part of its contingency plans to evacuate stranded Indians.
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The government had on Friday said it was focusing on the safety of over 3,000 Indian citizens presently located throughout Sudan.
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Violence broke out in the capital Khartoum and across other regions in Sudan on April 15 between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy-turned-rival Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The former allies seized power in a 2021 coup but later fell out in a bitter power struggle.