RESCUE

Sudanese Army to Assist in Evacuating U.S. Diplomats, Citizens

Officials will also assist those from the U.K., France and China as major airports become battlegrounds and violence worsens.

The Sudanese army agreed Saturday to assist in the evacuation of diplomats and citizens from the United States, the United Kingdom, China and France as violent warfare continues. Yet, on Saturday, NBC News reported the U.S. issued a shelter-in-place warning at its embassy: “It is not currently safe to undertake a U.S. government co-ordinated evacuation of private U.S. citizens.” As of Friday afternoon, there has been one confirmed American death in Sudan as a result of the violent conflict. The rescue effort will rely on military aircrafts as major airports in the country become dangerous battlegrounds and movement out of the capital city, Khartoum, proves to be life-threatening. The Associated Press reports various other countries are working to repatriate their citizens as the Sudan enters the second week of conflict between the Sudanese army and a rival paramilitary group.