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2023-04-23 Africa Horn

Foreign nationals evacuating from Red Sea port in Sudan as air strikes rock capital, Gen. Al-Burhan calls for peace negotiations

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Some foreign nationals began evacuating from a Red Sea port in Sudan as air strikes rocked the capital Khartoum after a week of fighting between rival commanders that has killed hundreds of civilians https://t.co/X0EBgXrBWK pic.twitter.com/iIKL5wW3wX
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 23, 2023

BREAKING: 70 American diplomats and their families have just been evacuated from the US embassy in Khartoum, Sudan. Details:

- A U.S Forces Mission consisting of 6 aircraft were deployed for the evacuation.

- This came a few hours after the U.S. Embassy in Sudan issued a… pic.twitter.com/6Dd94tBXLZ
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) April 23, 2023

Biden says he will not help private American citizens get out of Sudan. That doesn't surprise me since he left American citizens in Afghanistan. What a terrible Commander in Chief and president he is. Biden is worthless.
— llanier💥💥🦮💥💥 (@llanier67) April 23, 2023

While Nigerian Government Delays, Saudi Arabia Announces First Civilian Evacuations From Sudan | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/xXQ9hlihL2 pic.twitter.com/GyiyqP3NDX
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) April 22, 2023

Saudi evacuees arriving to Saudi Arabia from Sudan. pic.twitter.com/cWBCOlWNug
— Aldin 🇧🇦 (@aldin_aba) April 22, 2023

ALERT 🚨 Internet blackout / shut down reported in Sudan with only 2% network connectivity amid urban warfare: NetBlocks pic.twitter.com/SHSurtFUSG
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) April 23, 2023

🇸🇩 Sudan: General al Burhan called for peace negotiations because "everyone loses in war" pic.twitter.com/ikNsB6QwPB
— Spriter (@Spriter99880) April 22, 2023

Posted by Fred 2023-04-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Sudan

#1 White House has no immediate plans to evacuate Americans trapped in Sudan, will help 'to the extent possible'

Posted by Skidmark 2023-04-23 08:00|| 2023-04-23 08:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Some will likely be contracted support elements and perhaps their families.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-04-23 08:54|| 2023-04-23 08:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Rishi Sunak says UK armed forces have carried out 'a complex and rapid evacuation' of British diplomats and their families from Sudan following threats to embassy staff and a 'significant escalation in violence'

Posted by Skidmark 2023-04-23 08:54|| 2023-04-23 08:54|| Front Page Top

#4 16,000 Americans remain?

Posted by Frank G 2023-04-23 09:24|| 2023-04-23 09:24|| Front Page Top

#5 I suspect many, perhaps most, of the Americans left in Sudan are NGO officials and workers.

For two years Sudan has been in a 'DO NOT GO THERE' alert by the Dept of State but NGO types frequently think their good intentions will protect them.

Posted by lord garth 2023-04-23 12:27|| 2023-04-23 12:27|| Front Page Top

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