US Embassy Staff Evacuated from Sudan Amid Violent Conflict and Presidential Condemnation.

US special forces evacuated the American embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, in a swift operation that lasted less than an hour. No shots were fired, and no major casualties were reported. The embassy was closed indefinitely, leaving thousands of private American citizens in the country. Battles between rival Sudanese commanders have killed more than 400 people, and it is too dangerous to carry out a broader evacuation mission. President Joe Biden thanked the troops and called for an end to the violence. About 100 US troops in three helicopters airlifted all remaining American employees to an undisclosed location in Ethiopia.