More than 190 Irish citizens evacuated from Sudan

On Saturday, Mr Martin said Irish citizens had been flown out of Sudan on flights operated by the UK, evacuating people to Cyprus in recent days.

The convoy was being tracked by armed American drones that hovered high overhead, watching for threats. The United Nations and many nations have also evacuated their citizens overland, after receiving security assurances from the warring sides. The scale of fighting declined somewhat in recent days as both sides partly respected a ceasefire, allowing evacuations to take place. Under international pressure, the two sides agreed to extend the ceasefire by another 72 hours from early Friday.

As the US ramps up its evacuation effort, other countries are already winding down: Britain announced Friday it would cease its airlift at 6pm. Saturday, citing a “significant decline” in demand for seats.

The line of hired buses that left Khartoum on Friday evening, came a full five days after 72 American diplomats were flown directly from Sudan by helicopter. Since then, other US officials have said they do not have a good estimate of the number of US citizens who want to leave at any given time because that shifts as the circumstances of the conflict change.

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