On Friday, a group of approximately 300 Americans departed the war-torn capital of Sudan in a convoy of buses, embarking on a 525-mile journey to the Red Sea. This marked the first organized effort by the United States to evacuate its private citizens from the country. The convoy was monitored by armed American drones that flew high overhead, keeping watch for potential threats. Other nations, including the United Nations, have also evacuated their citizens overland after receiving security assurances from the warring factions.
The evacuation raised questions about why the United States had taken so long to organize a civilian evacuation from Sudan, which is home to an estimated 16,000 American citizens, many of whom hold dual nationality. Western and Persian Gulf allies have moved more quickly and evacuated far more people. For example, Britain has evacuated 1,573 people, mostly British nationals, since Tuesday from an airfield north of Khartoum. Germany and France have evacuated another 1,700 people by air. At least 3,000 more people from various…
2023-04-28 16:45:45
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