US initiates evacuation of American civilians from Sudan amidst escalating violence.
TL;DR
The US government has started a land evacuation of American civilians in Sudan due to the growing civil conflict. The evacuation is being carried out by bus to Port Sudan, but the number of Americans being evacuated is unclear. The US Africa Command is flying unmanned ISR drones over potential land routes in Sudan, and US Naval assets are off Sudan's coast in case of an evacuation.
Topics:worldinternational#american-civilians#civil-conflict#evacuation#international#sudan#us-government
- US government begins land evacuation of American civilians in Sudan: Official Fox News
- U.S. Begins Overland Evacuation of American Civilians From Sudan The New York Times
- Sudan evacuation plane fired on as it lands at airbase - BBC News BBC News
- American teacher escaped Sudan on French evacuation plane, with no help offered back home CNN
- EXPLAINER: What Is Happening in Sudan, and How Does it Affect Global Politics? U.S. News & World Report
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