The U.S. Embassy in Sudan issues a security alert, warning American citizens to “shelter in place until further notice.'
issued a security alert Saturday, warning American citizens to “shelter in place until further notice,” hours after the country's military said it had agreed to guarantee evacuation requests made by the United States, Britain, France and China.
to the coastal city of Port Sudan. “The embassy is unable to assist convoys. Traveling in any convoy is at your own risk,” it added.since the fighting began, the State Department confirmed Friday. The U.S. victim’s name, gender, hometown and other details were not immediately disclosed. The Biden administration is leaning toward evacuating U.S. government personnel from Sudan, a military official and two congressional staff members, told NBC News Friday.
The Sudanese military said in a statement on Friday that it had agreed to a three-day cease-fire “to enable citizens to celebrateBut fighting continued overnight into Saturday morning and explosions could be heard in Khartoum. Two cease-fire attempts earlier this week also rapidly collapsed.
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