Key takeaways:
- Over 100 U.S. citizens were evacuated from Sudan on Monday as part of a larger effort to rescue 1,000 U.S. civilians.
- The evacuation was prompted by the chaos unleashed by Sudan’s two warring generals.
- The U.S. government is continuing to work to ensure the safety of all civilians in the area.
On Monday, over 100 U.S. citizens arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia after evacuating the deadly fighting in Sudan. The evacuation was part of a larger effort by the American government to rescue around 1,000 U.S. civilians from the country.
The evacuation was prompted by the chaos unleashed by Sudan’s two warring generals. Despite a fragile cease-fire, fierce battles have continued to drive civilians from their homes and push the country into a humanitarian crisis.
The U.S. citizens were part of a convoy of buses that left Sudan’s capital of Khartoum on Friday and made the 500-mile drive to reach Port Sudan on the country’s east coast. There, they joined about 200 more civilians from 16 other countries and left the port on board the U.S. Navy fast transport ship Brunswick.
The United Nations’ top official in the country, Volker Perthes, announced that the warring generals have agreed to send representatives for negotiations, potentially in Saudi Arabia. The talks would initially focus on establishing a “stable and reliable” cease-fire monitored by “national and international” observers.
The evacuation of U.S. citizens from Sudan is a major step in the effort to bring an end to the conflict and restore peace and stability to the region. The U.S. government is continuing to work to ensure the safety of all civilians in the area.
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