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 21 Watch 3:03 News Wrap: 6th person facing charges in deadly birthday party shooting in Alabama In our news wrap Friday, police in Alabama have now charged a sixth person in last weekend's deadly birthday party shooting in Dadeville, the Sudan military and a rival paramilitary group announced a three-day ceasefire for the end of the… Continue watching
Apr 21 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as Sudan conflict continues By Lolita C. Baldor, Matthew Lee, Tara Copp, Associated Press An estimated 16,000 private U.S. citizens are registered with the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum as being in Sudan. The State Department has cautioned that that figure probably is inaccurate because there is no requirement for Americans to register nor is… Continue reading
Apr 20 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as U.S. prepares for embassy evacuation from Sudan By Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press In a statement Thursday, the Pentagon said it will deploy “additional capabilities” to the region to potentially help facilitate an evacuation of embassy personnel from Sudan if required, but provided no details, and did not state the location. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 7:07 News Wrap: 3 charged with murder in Ala. birthday party shooting that killed 4 In our news wrap Wednesday, three people were charged with murder after the birthday party shooting that killed four young people in Alabama, a Kansas City man pleaded not guilty in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, the army and paramilitary… Continue watching
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 Watch 4:45 News Wrap: Fighting continues in Sudan despite temporary ceasefire agreement In our news wrap Tuesday, heavy gunfire echoed in Sudan's capital shortly after a 24-hour cease-fire was supposed to begin, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the Postal Service violated a mail carrier's religious rights by forcing him… Continue watching