Japan to send SDF planes to Djibouti to evacuate nationals from Sudan

The government on Thursday ordered the Air Self-Defense Force to dispatch aircraft to Djibouti in preparation for the evacuation of Japanese nationals from Sudan, where military clashes are intensifying.The ASDF planes are expected to leave for Djibouti this weekend, from where they will fly to Sudan to evacuate the around 60 Japanese people living in the northeast African country, a government source said.Japan's Self-Defense Forces set up a base in Djibouti in 2011 as part of an anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia.It remains unclear when the planes will head to Sudan. The …READ FULL ARTICLE