Apr 24 Locals seek refuge, foreigners continue to evacuate amid crisis in Sudan By Jack Jeffery, Noha Elhennawy, Associated Press Many Sudanese are desperately seeking ways to escape the chaos that has engulfed their country as two rival generals fight for control. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 2:31 News Wrap: Civilians, foreign diplomats evacuated from Sudan conflict In our news wrap Sunday, U.S. special forces airlifted embassy employees out of Sudan as fighting continues in the North African nation, former Vice President Mike Pence said at a gathering in Iowa that a nationwide ban on abortion after… Continue watching
Apr 23 Diplomats, foreign nationals flee violence in Sudan as citizens struggle to escape By Associated Press While world powers like the U.S. and Britain airlifted their diplomats from the capital of Khartoum, Sudanese desperately sought to flee the chaos. Many risked dangerous roads to seek safer spots or crossed the northern border into Egypt. Continue reading
Apr 23 Special forces evacuate U.S. embassy staff from Sudan's capital By Matthew Lee, Tara Copp, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press U.S. special operations forces carried out a precarious evacuation of the American embassy in warring Sudan on Sunday, sweeping in and out of the capital, Khartoum, with helicopters on the ground for less than an hour. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 2:08 News Wrap: U.S. embassy urges Americans in Sudan to shelter in place In our news wrap Saturday, Sudan’s army says it’s helping evacuate foreigners as the battle for control of the nation enters its second week, Interior Secretary Haaland defended the Biden administration’s approval of the Willow oil project, a poll found… Continue watching
Apr 22 Sudan's army agrees to assist with evacuation of foreign citizens, diplomats By Associated Press The Sudanese army said Saturday it was coordinating efforts to evacuate foreign citizens and diplomats from Sudan on military aircraft, as the bloody fighting that has engulfed the vast African nation entered its second week. Continue reading
Apr 19 Sudanese army, its rivals announce another cease-fire By Jack Jeffery, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudan's military and its paramilitary rival each have announced that they will abide by a 24-hour cease-fire, after a previous attempt at a truce failed a day earlier. Continue reading
Apr 18 Fighting continues in Sudan, despite temporary cease-fire agreement By Jack Jeffery, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Fighting is still raging in Sudan hours after an internationally brokered truce was supposed to have come into effect. Forces loyal to dueling generals battled for key locations in the capital late Tuesday and accused each other of violating the… Continue reading
Apr 17 What sparked the violent conflict to control the future of Sudan? By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The prospects for an immediate cease-fire appear to be slim in Sudan, where a battle is raging for a third day for control of the country by its two ruling generals. Continue reading
Apr 17 Sudan battles intensifying, civilian deaths soar to 185 on third day By Jack Jeffrey, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudanese are huddling in their homes for a third straight day as the army and a powerful rival force fight in the streets of the capital and other cities for control of the country. Continue reading