The State Department previously told US citizens in Sudan to remain sheltered in place indoors. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - The United States is preparing to send a large number of additional troops to its base in Djibouti in case of an eventual evacuation from Sudan, a US official said as renewed heavy gunfire erupted on Thursday.Forces commanded by two previously allied leaders of Sudan’s ruling councilthat has so far killed more than 330 people, tipping a nation reliant on food aid into what the United Nations calls a humanitarian catastrophe.
White House spokesperson John Kirby said US President Joe Biden ordered the pre-positioning of military forces to be ready, adding that Biden was closely following developments. The best thing that can happen is for the two sides to lay down arms, abide by the ceasefire and let humanitarian aid get to the people in Khartoum, Kirby said.A State Department spokesperson said Washington does not provide numbers of US citizens living in or traveling to a particular country and for security reasons declined to say how many embassy staff are in Sudan.
Sudan’s military ruler, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, heads a ruling council installed after the 2021 military coup and the 2019 ouster of veteran autocrat Omar al-Bashir. Paramilitary leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, who analysts say may command more than 100,000 fighters, was his deputy on the council.
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