Europe, China and Japan raced to extract their citizens from Khartoum and thousands more people took advantage of an apparent lull in fighting between the army and a paramilitary force over the past two days to escape Sudan
as well as the safety of their nationals, the two sides have not abided by a temporary truce.
At least two convoys involved in evacuations came under attack at the weekend, including one carrying Qatari embassy staff and another carrying French citizens, one of whom was injured. Beyond the capital, people are reported to have fled clashes in several areas including the western region of Darfur, as well as from Blue Nile State on the border with Ethiopia and South Sudan, and North Kordofan State southwest of Khartoum, according to a U.N. update.
South Sudan won independence from Sudan in 2011, after a decades-long civil war. Since independence the new country has been beset by its own civil war, and refugees had previously spilled into its northern neighbour.
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