While a successful operation over the weekend rescued dozens of U.S. embassy personnel and their families from war-torn Sudan, top officials in D.C. say they aren't losing sight of the thousands of American citizens still believed to be in the country.
April 24, 2023, 3:24 PMA grab taken from an AFPTV video shows a convoy leaving Khartoum towards Port Sudan, April 23, 2023, as people flee the battle-torn Sudanese capital.& Rapid Support Forces had agreed to implement a 72-hour cease-fire across the country beginning at midnight Monday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Monday afternoon in Washington.
"In just the last 36 hours since the embassy evacuation operation was completed, we continue to be in close communication with U.S. citizens and individuals affiliated with the U.S. government to provide assistance and facilitate available departure routes for those seeking to move to safety via land, air and sea," Blinken told reporters hours earlier.
A grab taken from an AFPTV video shows a convoy leaving Khartoum towards Port Sudan, April 23, 2023, as people flee the battle-torn Sudanese capital.The secretary also said officials within the department were closely monitoring convoys transporting some Americans as well as other foreign nationals away from Khartoum.
"Right now, we believe that the best way for us to help facilitate people's departure is in fact to support this land evacuation route, as well as work with allies and partners who are working on their own evacuation plans as well," he said.Laure-anne Maucorps / Armã©e De/APEarlier on Monday, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said U.S.
The State Department is also collecting information from Americans in Sudan through a crisis-intake form that allows citizens to indicate they want to leave the country and need assistance.
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