So far 420 people have died in the violence in Sudan. (file)
Berlin:
Germany has evacuated 101 people from Sudan, where fierce fighting between rival generals has entered its second week, the army said on Sunday.
An Airbus A400M carrying the evacuees “landed safely in Jordan” at midnight local time (2100 GMT), the Bundeswehr said on Twitter.
It added that a total of three A400Ms had arrived in Sudan on Sunday to evacuate people.
An army spokesman said the plane was carrying citizens of other countries as well as German citizens.
Defense sources told AFP that German military aircraft were taking off from Ajraq in Jordan and using a Sudanese airport near the capital, Khartoum, about a three-hour flight away.
The Foreign and Defense Ministries previously stated that they were conducting “an ongoing evacuation operation … in coordination with our partners”.
“Our aim is to get as many (German) citizens out of Khartoum as possible in this dangerous situation in Sudan,” the ministries wrote on Twitter.
“Within the scope of our possibilities, we will also take the EU and other citizens with us,” he said.
Several other countries, including Britain, France and the United States, have also begun evacuating their citizens from Sudan.
According to Der Spiegel magazine, Germany called off an attempt to start the evacuation on Wednesday.
It added that three military transport aircraft were on their way to the country, but were forced to turn back.
Bild daily reported on Sunday that the German government is planning to rescue around 300 German citizens.
A ceasefire has been agreed upon for the duration of the mission.
Bild also reported that German Army paratroopers have been sent to Jordan to potentially help with further evacuation efforts.
Fighting began on 15 April over a dispute over the planned integration of the RSF into the regular army between the forces of army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.
According to the World Health Organisation, at least 420 people have been killed and 3,700 injured in the violence.
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