India Sends Planes, Ships to Evacuate Nationals From Yemen

[Vikrant]

I hope they get evacuated safely.

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NEW DELHI: India is readying the evacuation of up to 500 nationals from the capital of Yemen on Monday, after four nights of Saudi-led air strikes against Iranian-backed forces whose advances forced the President to flee.

An Air India Airbus A-321, with capacity to carry 180 passengers, flew on Monday morning from New Delhi to Muscat, Oman, and was awaiting clearance to fly on to the Yemeni capital Sanaa, said a spokesman for the national carrier.

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India Sends Planes Ships to Evacuate Nationals From Yemen

 

[Vikrant]

NEW DELHI: India on Sunday continued evacuating its citizens from Yemen on a war-footing, pulling out 182 of its nationals and 21 foreigners from Al Muqalla port by sea, while 488 Indians were flown out aboard three Air India flights out of Yemeni capital Sana'a.


Read more at:
India evacuates nearly 670 nationals plus foreigners from Yemen - The Economic Times

 

[Vikrant]

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India’s rescue efforts in Yemen, codenamed Operation Raahat, haven’t gone unnoticed. According to reports on April 6, 23 countries have requested Indian assistance in evacuating their citizens from Yemen. According to a tweet by Syed Akbaruddin, spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, the list of countries comprises Bangladesh, Cuba, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Iraq, Indonesia, Ireland, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Romania, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Sweden, Turkey, the United States, and Yemen.

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India has deployed a range of military and civilian assets to assist in its massive evacuation operation in Yemen. On the naval front, the INS Mumbai missile destroyer accompanied the INS Tarkash and INS Sumitra in evacuation operations. The Shipping Corporation of India additionally added two transport ships, the Kavaratti and the Coral, to the effort. In the air, in addition to the three Air India flights, the Indian Air Force deployed two of its C-17 Globemasters to aid in the evacuation effort.

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23 Countries Want India s Help in Yemen Evacuation Operations The Diplomat

 

[Sally]

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India’s rescue efforts in Yemen, codenamed Operation Raahat, haven’t gone unnoticed. According to reports on April 6, 23 countries have requested Indian assistance in evacuating their citizens from Yemen. According to a tweet by Syed Akbaruddin, spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, the list of countries comprises Bangladesh, Cuba, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Iraq, Indonesia, Ireland, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Romania, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Sweden, Turkey, the United States, and Yemen.

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India has deployed a range of military and civilian assets to assist in its massive evacuation operation in Yemen. On the naval front, the INS Mumbai missile destroyer accompanied the INS Tarkash and INS Sumitra in evacuation operations. The Shipping Corporation of India additionally added two transport ships, the Kavaratti and the Coral, to the effort. In the air, in addition to the three Air India flights, the Indian Air Force deployed two of its C-17 Globemasters to aid in the evacuation effort.

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23 Countries Want India s Help in Yemen Evacuation Operations The Diplomat

I hope all the foreigners in Yemen are able to get out, Vikrant, and are able to breathe a sigh of relief that they are safe. However, with what is going on right now, it will be a touch job to get everyone to safety.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/04/07/world/aden-holdouts-waging-pitched-s

 

[Vikrant]

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India’s rescue efforts in Yemen, codenamed Operation Raahat, haven’t gone unnoticed. According to reports on April 6, 23 countries have requested Indian assistance in evacuating their citizens from Yemen. According to a tweet by Syed Akbaruddin, spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, the list of countries comprises Bangladesh, Cuba, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Iraq, Indonesia, Ireland, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Romania, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Sweden, Turkey, the United States, and Yemen.

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India has deployed a range of military and civilian assets to assist in its massive evacuation operation in Yemen. On the naval front, the INS Mumbai missile destroyer accompanied the INS Tarkash and INS Sumitra in evacuation operations. The Shipping Corporation of India additionally added two transport ships, the Kavaratti and the Coral, to the effort. In the air, in addition to the three Air India flights, the Indian Air Force deployed two of its C-17 Globemasters to aid in the evacuation effort.

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23 Countries Want India s Help in Yemen Evacuation Operations The Diplomat

I hope all the foreigners in Yemen are able to get out, Vikrant, and are able to breathe a sigh of relief that they are safe. However, with what is going on right now, it will be a touch job to get everyone to safety.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/04/07/world/aden-holdouts-waging-pitched-s

Your link is broken, Sally.

 

[Sally]

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India’s rescue efforts in Yemen, codenamed Operation Raahat, haven’t gone unnoticed. According to reports on April 6, 23 countries have requested Indian assistance in evacuating their citizens from Yemen. According to a tweet by Syed Akbaruddin, spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, the list of countries comprises Bangladesh, Cuba, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Iraq, Indonesia, Ireland, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Romania, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Sweden, Turkey, the United States, and Yemen.

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India has deployed a range of military and civilian assets to assist in its massive evacuation operation in Yemen. On the naval front, the INS Mumbai missile destroyer accompanied the INS Tarkash and INS Sumitra in evacuation operations. The Shipping Corporation of India additionally added two transport ships, the Kavaratti and the Coral, to the effort. In the air, in addition to the three Air India flights, the Indian Air Force deployed two of its C-17 Globemasters to aid in the evacuation effort.

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23 Countries Want India s Help in Yemen Evacuation Operations The Diplomat

I hope all the foreigners in Yemen are able to get out, Vikrant, and are able to breathe a sigh of relief that they are safe. However, with what is going on right now, it will be a touch job to get everyone to safety.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/04/07/world/aden-holdouts-waging-pitched-s

Your link is broken, Sally.

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The Japan Times

4 hours ago - SANAA – Pitched fighting intensified Monday in Yemen's second-largest city, Aden, leaving streets littered with bodies, as Shiite rebels and ..

 

[Vikrant]

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Meanwhile, 11 Indians who were evacuated by the Pakistan Navy’s Aslat from Yemen’s southeastern city of Mukallah reached Karachi on Tuesday. Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif offered a special aircraft to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, which New Delhi accepted.

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Yemen India accepts Pak s special plane offer to end air evacuation ops today The Indian Express

 

[Vikrant]

The United States has asked India to help evacuate Americans attempting to flee the spiraling violence in Yemen, as New Delhi confirmed that 26 countries have now requested its assistance in getting citizens out of the strife-torn nation.

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Countries Ask India to Get Citizens Out of Yemen Al Jazeera America

 

[Vikrant]

NEW DELHI – India on Wednesday will wrap up Operation Raahat, a massive evacuation exercise, amid global praise for the timely, brave and highly precise rescue of nearly 4000 nationals from volatile Yemen where a Saudi-led air campaign against Shi'ite Houthi fighters has left hundreds dead and injured.

The last batch of Indian nationals aboard an Indian Air Force craft is due to reach Mumbai today, according to reports.

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India Emerges Hero Of Massive Yemen Rescue Operation