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Post by Admin on Apr 21, 2023 16:08:41 GMT
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Post by Admin on Apr 22, 2023 21:32:41 GMT
The Sudanese army said the United States, Britain, France and China will evacuate their diplomats and other nationals from Khartoum as sporadic gunfire and air strikes echo across the city and a three-day ceasefire for the Eid holiday is in tatters.
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Post by Admin on Apr 23, 2023 3:19:15 GMT
The Pentagon has deployed forces and is developing options to assist in the possible evacuation of U.S. Embassy personnel from Sudan, but the White House said Friday there are no plans for now for a broader pullout of the potentially thousands of other Americans from the African country where warring factions are in a violent conflict.
An estimated 16,000 private U.S. citizens are registered with the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum as being in Sudan. The State Department has cautioned that that figure probably is inaccurate because there is no requirement for Americans to register nor is there a requirement to notify the embassy when they leave.
"It’s absolutely imperative that U.S. citizens in Sudan make their own arrangements to stay safe in these difficult circumstances," White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said in Washington.
KTLA's Rachel Menitoff reports.
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Post by Admin on Apr 23, 2023 13:27:12 GMT
Fighting is ongoing in Sudan's capital Khartoum as the US and other countries evacuate their citizens.
Heavy fighting broke out in the city on 15 April.
At the heart of it is a power struggle between forces loyal to Sudanese army chief Abdel Fatteh al-Burhan and the rival RSF.
The shooting and bombing in Khartoum and elsewhere has cut electricity and safe access to food and water for much of the population.
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Post by Admin on Apr 23, 2023 18:50:50 GMT
British troops slipped into Sudan under the cover of darkness to rescue British diplomats stranded in in the country, says Sky's Deborah Haynes.
However, other British nationals remain in the country.
Haynes has exclusive details about how the rescue unfolded.
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