Category: Sudan

NTD Good Morning (April 24): U.S. Evacuates Embassy in Sudan, Thousands of Americans Told to Shelter in Place; Russia Warns G7

A dramatic helicopter evacuation in Sudan.  Special forces troops plunge into the war-torn country on a risky mission to bring U.S. personnel to safety. But thousands of Americans still remain. Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev says the Ukraine grain export deal is in peril. Medvedev warned on April 23 that Moscow would terminate the agreement if the G7 moved to ban exports to Russia. China’s ambassador in France…


NTD Good Morning (April 24): US Evacuates Embassy in Sudan, Thousands of Americans Told to Shelter in Place; Russia Warns G7

In a dramatic helicopter evacuation in Sudan, special forces troops plunged into the war-torn country on a risky mission to bring U.S. personnel to safety. But thousands of Americans still remain. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says the Ukraine grain export deal is in peril. Medvedev warned on April 23 that Moscow would terminate the…


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A dramatic helicopter evacuation in Sudan.  Special forces troops plunge into the war-torn country on a risky mission to bring U.S. personnel to safety. But thousands of Americans still remain. Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev says the Ukraine grain export deal is in peril. Medvedev warned on April 23 that Moscow would terminate the agreement if the G7 moved to ban exports to Russia. China’s ambassador in France…


Canada Suspends Sudan Consular Services as Diplomats Evacuated

OTTAWA—Canada suspended consular services in Sudan on Sunday amid reports of allied countries evacuating Canadian diplomats and as armed conflict escalated in the East−African country. Global Affairs Canada said Canadian diplomats would “temporarily work from a safe location outside the country” while still trying to help citizens in Sudan. The Associated Press reported more than…


British Diplomats Evacuated From Sudan in ‘Complex and Rapid’ Operation, Sunak Says

The British military has evacuated UK diplomats and their families from war-torn Sudan in a “complex and rapid” operation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. Hundreds have died in a bloody conflict between the Sudanese army and a powerful paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces, which broke out eight days ago. In a…


Russia’s Role in the Sudan Conflict

Commentary Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin of the infamous Wagner mercenary group also owns a U.S.-sanctioned company called Meroe Gold. This company extracts gold from Sudan, supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Fighting broke out in Sudan on April 15 between two generals who led previous coup battles to consolidate control over the country. As…


Governments Race to Rescue Diplomats, Citizens From Sudan

KHARTOUM, Sudan—The U.S. military airlifted embassy officials out of Sudan on Sunday and international governments raced to evacuate their diplomatic staff and citizens trapped in the capital as rival generals battled for control of Africa’s third-largest country for a ninth day. Fighting raged in Omdurman, the city across the Nile from Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, residents…


US Military Evacuate Personnel From US Embassy in Sudan

U.S. forces on Saturday evacuated government personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Sudan, President Joe Biden confirmed in the evening. In a statement, Biden said the U.S. military had conducted an extraction operation at the embassy in Sudan’s capital of Khartoum, which has been rocked by armed conflict between the army and a paramilitary group. “Today, on my orders,…


US Military Evacuate Personnel From US Embassy Amid Fighting in Sudan

U.S. forces on Saturday evacuated government personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Sudan, President Joe Biden confirmed in the evening. In a statement, Biden said the U.S. military had conducted an extraction operation at the embassy in Sudan’s capital of Khartoum, which has been rocked by armed conflict between the army and a paramilitary group. “Today, on my orders,…


Sudan Army Okays Foreign Evacuation as Khartoum Battle Rages

KHARTOUM—Sudan’s army said on Saturday it was helping to evacuate foreign nationals from the country after a week of strife that has killed hundreds of civilians, even as its forces battled paramilitary rivals in Khartoum, including with air strikes. The statement citing army chief Abdel Fatteh al-Burhan came after promises by rival Rapid Support Forces…