The evacuation of foreign officials and citizens from Sudan’s capital city began with a helicopter rescue of American diplomats just after midnight on Sunday. As the battle raged around them, an elite team of Navy SEALs at the United States Embassy in Khartoum helped evacuate up to 90 people onto aircraft before taking off for Djibouti, 800 miles away. Other groups were escorted to airfields or headed for nearby towns, while a boat chartered by Saudi Arabia carried its fleeing diplomats across the Red Sea. After days of failed diplomatic efforts to end the conflict between two warring Sudanese generals, foreign governments took action.
2023-04-23 18:44:38
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