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Kamal Gemayel, born in Sudan, has lived in Sweden since 1991.
Now he is three hours out of Khartoum and not coming home.
– People are very worried, he told TV4 Nyheterna

On weekdays he works as a doctor at the University Hospital in Malmö and lives with his wife and two children in Lund.

But since February, Kamal Gemayel has been visiting his native Sudan, where fighting is currently taking place between two military battalions.

– My wife and children call and worry, says Kamal Gemayel.

He had planned to go home in a week or so, but now it seemed impossible to go home on his own.

‘A very serious condition’

Kamal Al-Jamil is in the city of Madani, three hours south of the capital, Khartoum, and is waiting for information from the embassy to find out how and how the evacuation will take place.

– I have informed the Swedish embassy in Sudan that I am here and they are keeping us informed of the latest developments. It’s a very dangerous situation and I hope the roads are safe,” he says.

Kamal himself did not witness the fighting, but many of his friends and relatives in Khartoum were affected.

– It affects the entire civil society. There is a shortage of water and electricity, and hospitals are running out of medicines and materials. It is also difficult for ordinary people to get to the hospital, says Kamal El-Gamil.

Swedish Armed Forces in Sudan

On Sunday morning, the Swedish Parliament approved the government’s proposal that Sweden should send an armed force to Sudan.

When TV4 Nyheterna contacted the Foreign Ministry on Sunday night, they had nothing new to announce regarding Sweden’s evacuation efforts.

“The government will issue a statement on the continuation of evacuations when appropriate and feasible, not least from a security perspective,” the State Department wrote in an email.