The Latest Breaking News on Sudan armed conflict spreading to new regions, warns UN

A team of British troops were understood to have been flown into Port Sudan to scope out the options for any rescue mission of civilians.

Khartoum (AFP) - Foreign nations pushed on Monday with evacuations of their citizens from chaos-torn Sudan which, the UN chief warned, is on "the edge of the abyss" after 10 days of brutal fighting between rival forces.

More than 4,000 British citizens have been stranded in Sudan amid deadly street fighting and a shortage of food, water and power after conflict escalated in recent weeks

When a missile hit Noon Abdel Bassit’s home on day four of the conflict, her family made plans to leave the country.

Hundreds of foreign nationals have been safely evacuated from Sudan where continued fighting threatens to plunge the African country deeper into chaos

The armed forces have acted swiftly and skilfully in undertaking a rescue operation to evacuate UK diplomatic staff and their families from Sudan. But British nationals in the capital, Khartoum, say they feel “abandoned”, after being advised by the Government to remain indoors and await further information.

Thousands of Britons remain trapped by the fighting.

Dr Reem Taha, a trustee of UK Sudanese Junior Doctors Association, has lost contact with most NHS staff in Sudan after internet connections in the country went down

India has begun the process to evacuate its citizens stranded from the war-hit country Sudan under ‘Operation Kaveri’, External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar announced.