Foreigners airlifted out; Sudanese seek refuge from fighting

By JACK JEFFERY and NOHA ELHENNAWY
Associated Press

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Foreign governments have airlifted hundreds of diplomats and other citizens out of Sudan, and several have said more evacuations are possible if security conditions allow. Meanwhile, many Sudanese are desperately seeking ways to escape the chaos that has engulfed their country as two rival generals fight for control. Many are taking the long and dangerous drive to the northern border with Egypt. It’s feared that once foreign evacuations are finished, the two generals could escalate their battle for power. Residents say that despite the evacuations and a truce called for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the army and the rival paramilitary force continued to clash Monday in Khartoum and its neighboring city Omdurman.