The U.S. State Department confirmed it is launching the first mass evacuation of its citizens from Sudan amid fighting between rival factions that started earlier this month.
A U.S. government-backed convoy carrying U.S. citizens arrived at Port Sudan on Saturday, said the State Department in a statement over the weekend. Port Sudan is located hundreds of miles away from Khartoum, the capital, and sits near the Red Sea.
“The U.S. government has taken extensive efforts to contact U.S. citizens in Sudan and enable the departure of those who wished to leave,” the State Department’s said. “We messaged every U.S. citizen in Sudan who communicated with us during the crisis and provided specific instructions about joining this convoy to those who were interested in departing via the land route. We encourage U.S. citizens who want to leave Sudan but chose not to participate in this convoy to contact the Department of State using the crisis intake form on our website.”…