American military officials have evacuated U.S. embassy personnel from violence-torn Sudan, according to reports.
An unnamed source told Reuters that the evacuation was complete as of late Saturday night.
The Sudanese military has been working with foreign governments to evacuate diplomats as their country grapples with violent conflict.
The conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and Sudan’s armed forces began on April 15.
BLOODY SUDAN CONFLICT CONTINUES DESPITE TRUCE, INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE
Smoke rises over the horizon as a fire burns after a strike in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 16, 2023. Washington’s top diplomat said Tuesday, April 18, 2023, that a U.S. Embassy convoy came under fire in Sudan and denounced “indiscriminate military operations” as the country’s armed forces and a powerful rival unleashed heavy weapons in urban areas for a fourth day. (AP Photo/Abdullah Moneim)
At least 413 people have died, the World Health Organization has said. Injury estimates are as high as 3,551.
180 DEAD, ALMOST 2K INJURED AS SUDAN CONFLICT RAGES ON
TOPSHOT – This image grab taken from AFPTV video footage on April 20, 2023, shows an aerial view of black smoke rising above the Khartoum International Airport amid ongoing battles between the forces of two rival generals. – Hundreds of people have been killed since the fighting erupted on April 15 between forces loyal to Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). (AFP via Getty Images)
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