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Hundreds of Indonesians evacuated from Sudan arrive in Jakarta
The conflict between Sudan's army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has triggered a rush to extract foreign diplomats and citizens by several countries including Indonesia, United States, Japan, Germany and Britain.
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This handout picture taken and released on April 28, 2023 by the Foreign Ministry shows the first group of Indonesians evacuated from strife-torn Sudan arriving at Soekarno-Hatta International airport in Jakarta after a chartered flight from Saudi Arabia.
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further 363 Indonesian citizens evacuated from Sudan arrived home on Sunday on a second flight by the country's flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, the Foreign Ministry said.
The conflict between Sudan's army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has triggered a rush to extract foreign diplomats and citizens by several countries including Indonesia, United States, Japan, Germany and Britain.
A first group of Indonesian evacuees arrived back in the country on Friday, and a total of 748 citizens have been evacuated from Sudan as of Sunday.
"Not only Indonesian citizens, the government of Indonesia also helped evacuate a number of foreign citizens," the foreign ministry said in a statement, without providing details how many foreigners Indonesia has evacuated.
On Friday, the first group of Indonesians evacuated from strife-torn Sudan returned home on a charter flight from Saudi Arabia.
Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Admiral Yudo Margono greeted the 385 nationals –- 248 women and 137 men –- who arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta after the 10-hour flight from the Saudi city of Jeddah.
"Considering the evacuees' journey was very long and tiring, they will be temporarily accommodated… in east Jakarta before returning to their respective homes," Retno told reporters.
She said another plane of evacuees would depart for Indonesia on Saturday and a final repatriation flight would set off Sunday.
Jakarta has shuffled hundreds of its citizens from the Sudanese capital Khartoum to Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast, where they are then being moved by sea and air to Jeddah.
Retno said 111 Indonesians remain in Port Sudan and would be flown to Jeddah on later on Friday.
There are about 1,200 Indonesians registered with their embassy in Khartoum, according to the foreign ministry.
