The ongoing war in Sudan has forced U.S. diplomats in the capital city of Khartoum to be evacuated.
However,
more than 1,000 Americans remain, mostly aid workers and people of
Sudanese-American descent. They have been told to shelter in place while
the U.S. government figures out a way to rescue them.
- The
U.S. will work with international parties to arrange "a safe way to get
them out," said Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner.
- It will likely be through a land corridor.
- SEAL
Team 6 and Army special forces combined to evacuate the U.S. diplomats
as they were airlifted out of Khartoum on three MH-47 Chinook
helicopters.
- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the
U.S. had no choice but to evacuate the U.S. embassy due to the increased
violence between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support
Forces.
- Britain, France, Greece, and the U.K. have also evacuated officials in the country.
- The fighting between the two sides is in hopes of a democratic transition for the nation.
