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American embassy staffers were airlifted from Sudan early on April 23, as forces loyal to rival generals battled for control of Africa's third-largest nation for a ninth day amid fading hopes for deescalation...
A senior Biden administration official said U.S. troops are carrying out the precarious evacuation of U.S. Embassy staffers..
The Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, which has been battling the Sudanese army, said the U.S. rescue mission involved six aircraft and that it had coordinated evacuation efforts with the U.S...
As battles between the Sudanese army and the powerful paramilitary group rage in and around Khartoum, including in residential areas, foreign countries have struggled to repatriate their citizens many trapped in their homes as food supplies dwindle...
Officials did not elaborate on exactly how the rescue unfolded but Burhan said the Saudi diplomats and nationals had first traveled by land to Port Sudan, the countrys main seaport on the Red Sea..
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