US Military Mobilizes in Response to Sudan Violence and Embassy Threats
TL;DR
The US has deployed troops to Djibouti as a safety measure amid the growing civil conflict in Sudan. US forces have been placed in Djibouti for a potential mission to evacuate US Embassy personnel in Khartoum, Sudan's capital city. Embassy staff has been sheltering in place since Saturday, when gunfire and explosions erupted in the capital amid conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudan's army. A US citizen was killed in Sudan amid escalating violence in the country’s capital and other places over the past week.
Topics:top-newsinternational#civil-conflict#djibouti#embassy-evacuation#international#sudan#us-troops
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- US military prepares for possible Sudan embassy evacuation WGN News
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- US citizen dies in Sudan amid heavy fighting, US talks of embassy evacuation The Hill
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