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Smoke hangs over Khartoum as factions belonging to the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces go back to trading gunfire after a ceasefire failed. AP
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A member of the Saudi Navy carries a child from a ship at Jeddah's port during the kingdom's evacuation of civilians from Sudan. Reuters
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Indian nationals evacuated from Sudan arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. EPA
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Sudanese refugees queue to receive aid from the World Food Programme near the border between Sudan and Chad in Adre, Chad. Reuters
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Tunisian citizens evacuated from Sudan leave a military aircraft upon their arrival at Tunis-Carthage International Airport. AFP
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Indians evacuated from Sudan arrive on a flight at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India. AP Photo
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Moroccan nationals, who have been evacuated from Sudan, arrive at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca, Morocco. EPA
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A boat with 1,687 civilians from more than 50 countries fleeing violence in Sudan, arrives at King Faisal naval base in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AFP
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RSF fighters in the East Nile district of greater Khartoum. AFP
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Passengers disembark a plane from Djibouti at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport near Paris after being evacuated from Sudan. AFP
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Buildings destroyed in recent fighting in Khartoum, Sudan. AP
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Passengers fleeing the fighting in Sudan arrive at Wadi Karkar bus station in Aswan, Egypt. EPA
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Ali Mazloum, a Lebanese citizen who was evacuated from Sudan, is welcomed upon his arrival at Beirut airport. Reuters
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A woman helps another after fleeing clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum. Reuters
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Soldiers attend to Greek citizens evacuated from Sudan as they disembark from a military aircraft in Attica, Greece. EPA
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People carry hibiscus juice and cold water for those being evacuated from Khartoum to Port Sudan. Reuters
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Thais wait to be evacuated by boat at a port in Sudan. EPA
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Greek citizens arrive from Sudan on a military plane in Elefsina, south of Athens. AFP
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Japan's senior Vice Foreign Minister Shunsuke Takei welcomes his country's citizens in Djibouti after they were rescued from Sudan. AFP
A member of the Saudi Royal Navy carries a child who was rescued from Sudan, in Jeddah. Reuters
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A military plane carrying evacuees arrives at Ciampino Airport near Rome, Italy. Reuters
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Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani greets the country's ambassador to Sudan, Michele Tommasi, as he arrives at Ciampino Airport. Reuters
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South Korea's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Park Joon-yong, at a Saudi Air Force base in Jeddah, where he met diplomats from his country evacuated from Sudan by the kingdom's air force. Reuters
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Having fled from Sudan, a South Korean nun disembarks from a military plane after landing at King Abdullah Air Base in Jeddah. AFP
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People gather as they seek to escape the violence in Khartoum. Reuters
Spanish diplomatic personnel and citizens wait to disembark from a military plane after being evacuated from Sudan, in Djibouti. Reuters
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A closed pharmacy and shops in the south of Khartoum as battles rage in the capital between the army and paramilitaries. AFP
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Passengers from Sudan disembark from a Spanish Air Force plane at Torrejon Airbase in Madrid. AP
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People evacuated from Sudan arrive at a military airport in Amman. AFP
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Jordan was among those countries to have rapidly flown its citizens in Sudan to safety. AFP
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This child was one of those to have arrived safely in Amman. AFP
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A building in Khartoum burns as violence rages in Sudan. EPA
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Italian citizens are flown out of the Sudanese capital on a military aircraft. Reuters
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The fighting has caused heavy damage to parts of Khartoum. EPA
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Indonesian citizens travel on a bus during an evacuation operation in Khartoum. EPA
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A Spanish military aircraft takes off from Khartoum as European countries rescue citizens from Sudan. Reuters
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Jordanians arrive at a military airport in Amman after their evacuation from Sudan to escape the fighting. AP
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French troops arrive at an air base in Djibouti to prepare to evacuate about 100 people from Sudan. AFP
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Smoke rises from buildings during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army in Khartoum. Reuters
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Saudis are met by Saudi Royal Navy staff as they arrive at Jeddah on the Red Sea after being evacuated from Sudan. Reuters
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The streets of southern Khartoum bear the scars of fighting between two factions of the Sudanese military. AFP
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A convoy leaves Khartoum for Port Sudan as fighting between military factions in the Sudanese capital continues. AFP
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A civilian convoy leaving Khartoum for Port Sudan. AFP
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Saudi citizens and people of other nations are evacuated by the Saudi Royal Navy from Port Sudan to escape the conflict. Reuters
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A photo from October 2017 of the US embassy in Khartoum. AFP
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Saudi citizens are met by Saudi Royal Navy staff as they arrive at Jeddah after being evacuated from Sudan. Reuters
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Smoke hangs over Khartoum as factions belonging to the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces go back to trading gunfire after a ceasefire failed. AP
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A member of the Saudi Navy carries a child from a ship at Jeddah's port during the kingdom's evacuation of civilians from Sudan. Reuters
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Indian nationals evacuated from Sudan arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. EPA
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Sudanese refugees queue to receive aid from the World Food Programme near the border between Sudan and Chad in Adre, Chad. Reuters
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Tunisian citizens evacuated from Sudan leave a military aircraft upon their arrival at Tunis-Carthage International Airport. AFP
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Indians evacuated from Sudan arrive on a flight at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India. AP Photo
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Moroccan nationals, who have been evacuated from Sudan, arrive at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca, Morocco. EPA
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A boat with 1,687 civilians from more than 50 countries fleeing violence in Sudan, arrives at King Faisal naval base in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AFP
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RSF fighters in the East Nile district of greater Khartoum. AFP
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Passengers disembark a plane from Djibouti at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport near Paris after being evacuated from Sudan. AFP
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Buildings destroyed in recent fighting in Khartoum, Sudan. AP
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Passengers fleeing the fighting in Sudan arrive at Wadi Karkar bus station in Aswan, Egypt. EPA
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Ali Mazloum, a Lebanese citizen who was evacuated from Sudan, is welcomed upon his arrival at Beirut airport. Reuters
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A woman helps another after fleeing clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum. Reuters
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Soldiers attend to Greek citizens evacuated from Sudan as they disembark from a military aircraft in Attica, Greece. EPA
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People carry hibiscus juice and cold water for those being evacuated from Khartoum to Port Sudan. Reuters
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Thais wait to be evacuated by boat at a port in Sudan. EPA
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Greek citizens arrive from Sudan on a military plane in Elefsina, south of Athens. AFP
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Japan's senior Vice Foreign Minister Shunsuke Takei welcomes his country's citizens in Djibouti after they were rescued from Sudan. AFP
A member of the Saudi Royal Navy carries a child who was rescued from Sudan, in Jeddah. Reuters
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A military plane carrying evacuees arrives at Ciampino Airport near Rome, Italy. Reuters
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Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani greets the country's ambassador to Sudan, Michele Tommasi, as he arrives at Ciampino Airport. Reuters
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South Korea's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Park Joon-yong, at a Saudi Air Force base in Jeddah, where he met diplomats from his country evacuated from Sudan by the kingdom's air force. Reuters
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Having fled from Sudan, a South Korean nun disembarks from a military plane after landing at King Abdullah Air Base in Jeddah. AFP
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People gather as they seek to escape the violence in Khartoum. Reuters
Spanish diplomatic personnel and citizens wait to disembark from a military plane after being evacuated from Sudan, in Djibouti. Reuters
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A closed pharmacy and shops in the south of Khartoum as battles rage in the capital between the army and paramilitaries. AFP
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Passengers from Sudan disembark from a Spanish Air Force plane at Torrejon Airbase in Madrid. AP
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People evacuated from Sudan arrive at a military airport in Amman. AFP
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Jordan was among those countries to have rapidly flown its citizens in Sudan to safety. AFP
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This child was one of those to have arrived safely in Amman. AFP
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A building in Khartoum burns as violence rages in Sudan. EPA
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Italian citizens are flown out of the Sudanese capital on a military aircraft. Reuters
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The fighting has caused heavy damage to parts of Khartoum. EPA
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Indonesian citizens travel on a bus during an evacuation operation in Khartoum. EPA
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A Spanish military aircraft takes off from Khartoum as European countries rescue citizens from Sudan. Reuters
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Jordanians arrive at a military airport in Amman after their evacuation from Sudan to escape the fighting. AP
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French troops arrive at an air base in Djibouti to prepare to evacuate about 100 people from Sudan. AFP
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Smoke rises from buildings during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army in Khartoum. Reuters
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Saudis are met by Saudi Royal Navy staff as they arrive at Jeddah on the Red Sea after being evacuated from Sudan. Reuters
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The streets of southern Khartoum bear the scars of fighting between two factions of the Sudanese military. AFP
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A convoy leaves Khartoum for Port Sudan as fighting between military factions in the Sudanese capital continues. AFP
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A civilian convoy leaving Khartoum for Port Sudan. AFP
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Saudi citizens and people of other nations are evacuated by the Saudi Royal Navy from Port Sudan to escape the conflict. Reuters
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A photo from October 2017 of the US embassy in Khartoum. AFP
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Saudi citizens are met by Saudi Royal Navy staff as they arrive at Jeddah after being evacuated from Sudan. Reuters
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Smoke hangs over Khartoum as factions belonging to the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces go back to trading gunfire after a ceasefire failed. AP