The RAAF evacuated 36 Australians and their families from Sudan overnight but dozens remain stranded amid the bloody conflict.
The United Nations has warned of a humanitarian crisis in Sudan as fighting continues between rival military factions despite a supposed ceasefire.
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A number of European nations have joined the US and UK in using armed forces to evacuate citizens.
Nearly 300 people have been killed in the past five days,the UN health agency said,but the toll is likely higher because many bodies lie uncollected in the streets.
At least six soldiers died and 21 others fled into the jungle,according to the military reports seen by journalists. Another nine have been taken hostage.
A junta spokesman admitted the military attacked a ceremony held by its armed opponents and said if civilians died it was because they were helping “the terrorists”.
The United States was convinced Iraq was in possession of WMDs – and so did other international leaders who helped in the invasion.
The consensus now,even among formerly hawkish Republicans,is that the United States should never have invaded Iraq 20 years ago.
For Joe Biden,the issue is personal. He has long believed rubbish burn pits caused the brain cancer that killed his son Beau.
Twenty years after thousands of Australians took to the streets to rally against the invasion of Iraq,it is time to protest anew and insist on change to the way our nation decides to go to war.