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Biden confirms US forces evacuated embassy personnel from Sudanese capital

President says temporarily suspending operations at embassy

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 23 Apr 2023 2:00PM

Biden confirms US forces evacuated embassy personnel from Sudanese capital
A US military forces mission consisting of six aircraft has been tasked to evacuate US diplomats and their families from Sudan’s capital of Khartoum this morning. – Screen grab, April 23, 2023

WASHINGTON – United States President Joe Biden has confirmed that he had ordered US military forces to evacuate US government personnel from the American embassy in Sudan’s capital of Khartoum amid violent clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, reported Sputnik.

Earlier, the RSF said they coordinated efforts with the US forces mission consisting of six aircraft, to evacuate US diplomats and their families this morning.

“Today, on my orders, the United States military conducted an operation to extract US government personnel from Khartoum,” Biden said in a release late last night. 

“I thank Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Saudi Arabia, which were critical to the success of our operation.”

Biden added that he was receiving regular reports from his team on their ongoing work to assist Americans in Sudan and working closely with US allies and partners in this effort. 

The United States is temporarily suspending operations at the US embassy in Sudan, he added. – Bernama, April 23, 2023

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