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UN says raging conflict in Sudan has displaced over 3 million people. UK sanctions warring sides
The U.N. says the conflict in Sudan has driven more than 3 million people from their homes. They include more than 700,000 who fled to neighboring countries.
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300 trapped children rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died, UNICEF says
The UN children’s agency says about 300 children have been rescued from an orphanage in Sudan’s capital after being trapped there while fighting raged outside.
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US Conducts 1st Evacuation of Its Citizens From Sudan War
The United States has carried out its first evacuation of American citizens and permanent residents from Sudan since war broke out in the capital two weeks ago. That’s according to the State Department. Officials say U.S. unmanned aircraft provided armed overwatch for a bus convoy believed to be carrying out hundreds of Americans over 500 miles or 800 kilometers. The...
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Special Forces Swiftly Evacuate US Embassy Staff From Sudan
U.S. special operations forces have carried out a precarious evacuation of the American Embassy in Sudan, where fights has broken out between two warring factions. U.S. officials announced the evacuation late Saturday night, saying American forces had swept in and out of Sudan’s capital on Chinook helicopters. No shots were fired and no major casualties were reported. With the final...
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Sudan Army Says It Will Help Foreigners Leave Amid Fighting
The Sudanese army says it’s coordinating efforts to evacuate citizens and diplomats from the United States, Britain, China and France out of the country on military airplanes. Fighting persisted in the capital Saturday, including at its main airport. The military said that army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan had spoken to leaders of various countries requesting safe evacuations of their...
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US Military Prepares for Possible Sudan Embassy Evacuation
The Pentagon is moving additional troops and equipment to a Naval base in the tiny Gulf of Aden nation of Djibouti to prepare for the possible evacuation of U.S. Embassy personnel from Sudan. Two Biden administration officials say the deployments to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti are necessary because of the current uncertain situation in Sudan, where fighting is raging between...
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Blinken Warns Sudan's Rivals After US Diplomatic Convoy Attacked
The U.S. secretary of state says a U.S. diplomatic convoy came under fire in Sudan, where the country’s armed forces and a powerful rival have been battling for control since the weekend.
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At Least 26 Killed as Sudan's Army and Rival Force Clash
Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force have engaged in fierce fighting in the capital and elsewhere in country.