An American woman who traveled from New York to Sudan to celebrate Ramadan with family there is now desperate to escape as fighting between rival military forces continues to worsen.
Myadah Kaila, a 28-year-old Sudanese-born public health professional, left her home in Syracuse, New York in mid-March. Within weeks of her arrival in Sudan, fighting broke out in the country, leading to a rushed evacuation of diplomats and rapidly deteriorating conditions. Hundreds have been killed so far and thousands more injured as forces loyal to two rival generals vie for control of the country.
A 72-hour ceasefire last week allowed foreign nations to evacuate citizens but amid deteriorating conditions, Sudanese people have been left to fend for themselves or flee the country. The first US-led effort to evacuate private American citizens from the conflict was completed on Saturday, with a convoy organized by the US government reaching Port Sudan after a long journey from Khartoum.
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