Rishi Sunak says ‘complex and rapid’ operation carried out, amid fears for remaining UK nationals
said British armed forces had carried out “a complex and rapid” military operation. The evacuation involved members of UK special forces and the Parachute Regiment.
Ben Wallace, the defence secretary, said the operation to remove British embassy staff from Sudan involved more than 1,200 personnel from the British army, Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force . The operation was carried out in conjunction with the French military.“This morning, UK Armed Forces undertook a military operation alongside the United States; France and other allies,” Wallace said in a written statement.
It will be be the task of diplomats including from Saudi Arabia to persuade Hemedti to allow further planes to land to take away foreign civilians. He added: “We have taken advantage of a temporary lull in the violence we have seen in Sudan but we remain absolutely committed to helping British nationals in Sudan in close coordination with our international partners. The best thing we can do to support British nationals is to support the generals involved in this conflict to bring it to an end”.
In a sign that diplomats are becoming targets, the Sudanese army hs accused the rival RSF army of attacking and looting a Qatari convoy heading to Port Sudan. Doha released no immediate statement on any incident. “The diplomats themselves were unable to operate. So, they had to be evacuated and ironically with diplomats out of the country it is much easier to put pressure on the parties because you don’t have hostage if you like. The difficulty now is how to get British citizens out. That is a much more complex operation,” Patey said.
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