The European Union is drawing up plans for possible evacuation of its nationals from Khartoum if the security situation permits, according to an official in the bloc, on Friday, in light of the battles taking place in the Sudanese capital between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.

"We are trying to coordinate an operation to remove our civilian citizens from the city, which is currently in a very dangerous situation. We are working on various possibilities to get people out," the official said.

He explained, "Currently, the assessment of those on the ground, including the European Union embassy, is that the security conditions are not available to proceed with such an operation."

The official indicated that the European Union mission and seven of its member states that have diplomatic representation in Khartoum, "will follow the situation closely, awaiting the moment when it becomes possible to do so."

And he stressed, "At that moment, we expect to be fully prepared to proceed with the evacuation of our nationals."

Since April 15, the streets of Khartoum and other cities have been witnessing fierce battles between the army, led by Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan , and the Rapid Support Forces, led by Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo, nicknamed Hamidati.

The clashes left more than 400 dead and 3,500 wounded, according to a new toll reported by the World Health Organization.

And the European Union announced on Monday evening that its ambassador in Khartoum was "assaulted" at his home in the capital. A relief official in the Union was also wounded by bullets as a result of the ongoing violence.

On Thursday, the US Department of Defense announced that it was in the process of sending military personnel to the region in anticipation of a possible evacuation of its embassy staff in Khartoum. While the statement did not specify the number of these reinforcements or the country in which they would be stationed, a US official told AFP that the US military would be stationed in Djibouti.

On Friday, South Korea and Japan announced that they would send military aircraft to evacuate their nationals stranded in Sudan.