Fighting between rival military and paramilitary forces in Sudan has for days left civilians trapped in their homes as the violent power struggle between the two sides continues to unfold.
Hundreds of Canadians and permanent residents of Canada are inside the country’s borders and want help getting out, putting pressure on Ottawa to make that happen.
As of Wednesday, Canada plans to deploy roughly 200 troops to help co-ordinate the evacuation of civilians from the country, according to Defence Minister Anita Anand. The federal government has already helped some Canadians leave.
The situation in Sudan is just the latest occasion in which Canada’s government has found itself
