The Netherlands, which also has an embassy in Juba, relied on the German airforce for evacuation of 11 of its nationals.
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Sudan said will also begin evacuating its nationals from Juba Friday.
The latest exchanges were apparently sparked by a shootout between President Kiir’s and Vice President Riek Machar’s bodyguards.
There are around 500 Indians in the country.
Some say the situation is just too volatile and have expressed relief over their escape.
Despite, the call for calm, gun fighting has continued to escalate, claiming lives. “We were issued by our embassy to evacuate as soon as possible”.
President Salva Kiir and his rival, Vice-President Riek Machar, announced a ceasefire, which came into force on Monday. However, Kiir dismissed these plans.
In the wake of the civil unrest, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) had proposed sending of more troops to join the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission troops in Juba. They signed a peace deal in August 2015 and then argued over details amid sporadic fighting.
“The leaders of South Sudan have failed miserably when it comes to keeping their promises to their people”, said Reda. Yet stability and peace are not known to the people of South Sudan, given the nearly five decades of conflict the area has witnessed.
“If there was anyone hunting for them, they could find them”, Kiir said.
“There are around 600 Indians in South Sudan, of them 450 are in Juba (capital city of South Sudan) and almost 150 are outside Juba”.
Opposing army factions have clashed in the capital, Juba, over the past week, with forces backing President Salva Kiir pushing many opposition forces out of their bases in the city. What will they come and do?
A United Nations agency said on Thursday that it has started relocating “non-critical” staff from South Sudan following five-days of fighting that saw hundreds of people killed and more than 36,000 others displaced. So we will not accept even a single soldier.
He said 14,000 troops would come from Rwanda, Kenya and Ethiopia following a United Nations request.
“The Transitional Government of National Unity is the only viable mechanism to fully implement the agreement”.
“WFP strongly condemns the theft of food intended for the poorest and most vulnerable people of South Sudan”, said WFP Deputy Regional Director Vernon Archibald. According to the news, Around 500 Indians are believed to be stranded in South Sudan, where a threadbare ceasefire is in place.
President Kiir said that the foreign troops in the country were already beyond the required number.
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“These deployed personnel will remain in South Sudan until the security situation becomes such that their presence is no longer needed”, Obama said.
