Thread by @sanjoychakra

#OperationKaveri #Sudan #IndianArmedForces
Violence in Sudan and emergency evacuation
1. Brigadier General Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir seized power in Sudan after a military coup on 30 Jun 1989. He declared himself as the President of Sudan on 16 Oct 1993 and ruled ..cont..2..

2. till 2019. 90.7% of Sudanese population is Muslim. In March 2009, al-Bashir was indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), for allegedly directing a campaign of mass killing, rape, and pillage against civilians in the 16 year war in Darfur. Approx 2 lakhs ..cont..3..

3. to 4 lakhs had died in Darfur. In 1993, US had designated Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism(just like Pak). Sudan’s military ruler and head of the army Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ( Hemedti), the country’s deputy and head of the ...cont..4

4. Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group worked together and overthrew al-Bashir in 2019. They again overthrew the interim civilian Govt in 2021. At present there is a violent power struggle between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ie between ..5

5. Gen Abdel Fattah & Gen Md Harman, and the common man is suffering. Fighting broke out on 15 Apr 23. Russia’s mercenary group, Wagner supplies surface-to-air missiles to RSF. There are roughly 4,000 Indians stranded in Sudan. India has launched Operation Kaveri ...cont..6..

6. to evacuate the stranded Indians from battle torn Sudan. There is lack of electricity,lack of water supply and food due to the violence & hospitals are not functioning. From the conflict zones of Khartoum and other areas, Indians are evacuated by bus to Port Sudan,..cont..7..

7. a distance of 850 km(12- 18 hours journey). From Port Sudan they are flown in Indian Air Force C130J transport aircraft or transported by Indian Naval ships INS Sumedha,INS Teg and INS Tarkash to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. From Jeddah,they are flown back to India. The Central ..8..

8. Govt & the Indian Armed Forces are involved in rescue missions of Indians from foreign conflict zones. They deserve our gratitude.