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'''Operation Sankat Mochan''' ({{lang-hi|संकट मोचन}} lit. crisis redemption) was an operation of the [[Indian Air Force]] to evacuate [[India]]n citizens and other foreign nationals from [[South Sudan]] during the [[South Sudanese Civil War]]. The operation was carried out in view of [[2016 Juba clashes]].<ref name="InExA2016">{{cite web | author= | title=Sankat Mochan: First aircraft with evacuated people from Juba to land in Kerala tomorrow | website=The Indian Express | date=14 July 2016 | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/operation-sankat-mochan-genral-vk-singh-evacuted-indians-to-reach-kerala-2914183/ | accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref> | '''Operation Sankat Mochan''' ({{lang-hi|संकट मोचन}} lit. crisis redemption) was an operation of the [[Indian Air Force]] to evacuate [[India]]n citizens and other foreign nationals from [[South Sudan]] during the [[South Sudanese Civil War]]. The operation was carried out in view of [[Battle of Juba (2016)|2016 Juba clashes]].<ref name="InExA2016">{{cite web | author= | title=Sankat Mochan: First aircraft with evacuated people from Juba to land in Kerala tomorrow | website=The Indian Express | date=14 July 2016 | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/operation-sankat-mochan-genral-vk-singh-evacuted-indians-to-reach-kerala-2914183/ | accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
There were around 600 Indians in South Sudan; around 450 in Juba and others elsewhere in the country.<ref name="InExA2016"/> | There were around 600 Indians in [[South Sudan]]; around 450 in [[Juba]] and others elsewhere in the country.<ref name="InExA2016"/> | ||
==Operation== | ==Operation== | ||
Two [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemasters]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] were deployed to evacuate. The first flight left Juba on 15 July (South Sudan Time) carrying 143 individuals including 10 women and 3 infants. It landed in [[Trivandrum International Airport|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]] on 16 July.<ref name="InExA2016"/> | Two [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemasters]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] were deployed to evacuate. The first flight left [[Juba]] on 15 July (South Sudan Time) carrying 143 individuals including 10 women and 3 infants. It landed in [[Trivandrum International Airport|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]] on 16 July.<ref name="InExA2016"/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||