Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, has millions of Sudanese cowering inside their homes, hiding from explosions, gunfire and looting. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and the head of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, Gen. The ongoing power struggle now between the armed forces chief, Gen. Sudan's fighting broke out April 15 between two commanders who just 18 months earlier jointly orchestrated a military coup to derail the nation’s transition to democracy. “The belligerent parties must implement an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, allow unhindered humanitarian access, and respect the will of the people of Sudan.” It’s unconscionable and it must stop,” Biden said. “This tragic violence in Sudan has already cost the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians. “They cooperated to the extent that they did not fire on our service members in the course of the operation,' Bass said.īiden had ordered American troops to evacuate embassy personnel after receiving a recommendation from his national security team, with no end in sight to the fighting. undersecretary of state, denied claims by one faction, Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Security Forces, that it assisted in the U.S. forces would have safe passage to conduct the evacuation. Mark Milley were in contact with both warring factions before and during the operation to ensure that U.S. Africa Command and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. “I am grateful for the unmatched skill of our service members who successfully brought them to safety.” “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,” Biden said in a statement. Ethiopia also provided overflight and refueling support, said Molly Phee, assistant secretary of state for African affairs.īiden said Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Saudi Arabia also assisted with the evacuation. They airlifted all of roughly 70 remaining American employees from a landing zone at the embassy to an undisclosed location in Ethiopia. troops in three MH-47 helicopters carried out the operation.

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