US government begins land evacuation of American civilians in Sudan: Official

[mystery-ak]

April 28, 2023 5:33pm EDT
US government begins land evacuation of American civilians in Sudan: Official
The U.S. official said that a large group of Americans is being bused to the Red Sea
By Liz Friden , Adam Sabes | Fox News


The United States government has begun a land evacuation of American civilians who are in Sudan amid a growing civil conflict.

A U.S. official told Fox News that there's an ongoing effort to bus a large group of Americans to the Red Sea, where Port Sudan is located.

It's unclear how many Americans are being evacuated or how many buses are being used in the effort.

Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said during a Thursday press briefing that U.S. Africa Command was flying unmanned ISR drones over potential land routes in Sudan, adding that U.S. Naval assets are off Sudan's coast in the case of an evacuation.

"We have focused our efforts on support to overland routes," Ryder said.

This is a developing story

https://www.foxnews.com/world/u-s-government-begins-land-evacuation-of-american-civilians-sudan-official

[libertybele]

That's good to hear, but why didn't they start the evacuations sooner?? 

[GtHawk]

That's good to hear, but why didn't they start the evacuations sooner??

Brandon had to wait until France embarrassed him? No wait I've got it, someone in his administration remembered that Brandon was running for resident again and that Americans never bought his bullsquat excuses for Afghanistan.

[Smokin Joe]

That's good to hear, but why didn't they start the evacuations sooner??

They had to wait until the biolab was breached so they could import the election year plague.

[mystery-ak]

U.S. FINALLY starts evacuating citizens from Sudan: Buses carrying 300 Americans leave war-torn Khartoum over land as Biden administration faces questions of why it's taken so long to help get the trapped out

    A convoy left Khartoum late Friday on a lengthy journey to safety
    Armed drones reportedly monitored its progress through war-torn Sudan
    The country has been hit by fierce fighting as two rival generals vie for power

By Rob Crilly, Senior U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.Com

Published: 17:01 EDT, 28 April 2023 | Updated: 07:08 EDT, 29 April 2023

Buses carrying about 300 Americans left the war-torn capital of Sudan late Friday, after Washington came under intense pressure to explain why other countries had rescued their nationals but thousands of U.S. citizens remained without help.

It came as Khartoum continued to rock with the sound of explosions despite a tentative ceasefire, and foreign leaders tried to broker a fresh truce.

The U.S. convoy reportedly set off late Friday on a lengthy journey to a safe location.

It is being monitored by armed drones flying overhead, according to the New York Times.

The effort was starting as other countries were winding down their rescue efforts.

The U.K. said it was ending its evacuation flights within the next 24 hours after a drop in demand.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12026863/U-S-FINALLY-starts-evacuating-citizens-Sudan-Buses-carrying-300-Americans-leave-Khartoum.html

[mountaineer]

They had to wait until the biolab was breached so they could import the election year plague.

Yep. Probably so.