Operation Sankat Mochan (India)
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| Operation Sankat Mochan | |
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| Part of V K Singh | |
| Objective | Evacuation of Indian citizens from South Sudan |
| Date | 14 July 2016 – ongoing |
| Executed by | Indian Air Force |
Operation Sankat Mochan (
Hindi: संकट मोचन lit. crisis redemption) was an operation of the Indian Air Force to evacuate Indian citizens and other foreign nationals from South Sudan during the South Sudanese Civil War. The operation was carried out in view of 2016 Juba clashes.[1]
Background
There were around 600 Indians in South Sudan; around 450 in Juba and others elsewhere in the country.[1]
Operation
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References
- ^ a b c "Sankat Mochan: First aircraft with evacuated people from Juba to land in Kerala tomorrow". The Indian Express. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
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