U.S. forces on Saturday evacuated government personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Sudan, President Joe Biden confirmed in the evening.
In a statement, Biden said the U.S. military had conducted an extraction operation at the embassy in Sudan’s capital of Khartoum, which has been rocked by armed conflict between the army and a paramilitary group.
“Today, on my orders, the United States military conducted an operation to extract U.S. Government personnel from Khartoum. I am proud of the extraordinary commitment of our Embassy staff, who performed their duties with courage and professionalism and embodied America’s friendship and connection with the people of Sudan,” the U.S. president said….