Rishi Sunak calls COBRA meeting on Sudan civil war amid plans to rescue stranded Brits from carnage
RISHI Sunak has called a COBRA meeting on the Sudan civil war amid plans to rescue Brits.
The UK government plans to evacuate British diplomats and nationals from Sudan, with two COBRA meetings already held yesterday.A UK government spokesperson said: "We recognise that the situation is extremely concerning for British nationals trapped by the fighting in Sudan. "We are doing everything possible to support British nationals and diplomatic staff in Khartoum, and the Ministry of Defence is working with the Foreign Office to prepare for a number of contingencies."
The spokesperson added: "We are coordinating across government and with our international partners to provide the best ongoing consular assistance to British nationals and support for our diplomatic staff.At least 400 people have died and thousands more have been injured since rival factions of Sudan’s army attacked each other.
The Sun revealed that UK troops are now on standby to rescue thousands of Brits trapped in Sudan's civil war.A fleet of RAF C-17 transport planes are also on standby to repeat Operation Pitting – the mass evacuation of Kabul in 2021.
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