Sudan Regrets Requests of Diplomats for Asylum in the UK

The building containing the embassy of Sudan in London, UK (Embassy of Sudan)
The building containing the embassy of Sudan in London, UK (Embassy of Sudan)
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Sudan Regrets Requests of Diplomats for Asylum in the UK

The building containing the embassy of Sudan in London, UK (Embassy of Sudan)
The building containing the embassy of Sudan in London, UK (Embassy of Sudan)

The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its regret at the decision of the assistants of the military attaché at the embassy in London to apply for political asylum in Britain.

The Sudan Tribune Agency indicated that the assistants of the military attaché at the embassy stirred controversy in the country after applying for political asylum, in light of the transitional government that guaranteed general and political freedoms.

In a statement, the Foreign Ministry clarified that after the end of the term of two assistants of the military attaché last August, they settled their dues and received return tickets to Sudan, however, they declared their refusal to return the country and their intention to seek political asylum.

The German news agency (DPA) reported the statement, which included the Ministry’s regret that the aforementioned assistants made their own personal decision without any regard of the general considerations related to the official duties they were performing.

The Ministry affirmed that it will work to ensure that all employees adhere to the relevant regulations, measures, and considerations, denying any other embassy employees applying for political asylum and affirming that all diplomatic employees are performing their duties.



Israeli Strike in Syria Kills 5 Soldiers

People fleeing from Lebanon arrive on the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon in Jdeidat Yabus in southwestern Syria on September 25, 2024. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
People fleeing from Lebanon arrive on the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon in Jdeidat Yabus in southwestern Syria on September 25, 2024. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
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Israeli Strike in Syria Kills 5 Soldiers

People fleeing from Lebanon arrive on the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon in Jdeidat Yabus in southwestern Syria on September 25, 2024. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
People fleeing from Lebanon arrive on the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon in Jdeidat Yabus in southwestern Syria on September 25, 2024. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)

An overnight Israeli airstrike on a military site in the area of Kfar Yabous in Syria near the border with Lebanon killed five Syrian army soldiers and injured another, Syrian state news agency SANA reported Friday, citing an unnamed military official.

Israel's military did not immediately acknowledge the strike. Israel regularly targets military sites in Syria and facilities linked to Iran and the Lebanon’s Hezbollah but rarely acknowledges them.

Those strikes have become more frequent as Hezbollah has exchanged fire with Israeli forces for the past 11 months against the backdrop of Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Tens of thousands of Lebanese and Syrians have fled across the border from Lebanon into Syria since the beginning of the week amid intense Israeli bombardment that Israel says is targeting Hezbollah fighters and weapons. The strikes have killed an estimated 700 people to date, including at least 150 women and children.