US Military Evacuates Diplomats From Sudan as Conflict Rages
- Operations at the US embassy in Sudan have been suspended
- Fewer than 100 Americans evacuated, officials tell reporters
Smoke billows over residential buildings in eastern Khartoum on April 22.
Photographer: AFP/Getty Images
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The US military evacuated American diplomats from Sudan, a week after embassy staff became stuck in the capital Khartoum as violence raged between rival military factions.
The mission, ordered by President Joe Biden, saw special operations forces positioned 800 miles (1,288 kilometers) away in Djibouti bring the Americans out on MH-47 Chinook helicopters. Fewer than 100 people were evacuated, officials said late Saturday, and there were no plans to retrieve other US citizens in Sudan.