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2023-04-23 Africa Horn

Foreign nationals evacuating from Red Sea port in Sudan as air strikes rock capital, Gen. Al-Burhan calls for peace negotiations

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Posted by Fred 2023-04-23 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
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#1 White House has no immediate plans to evacuate Americans trapped in Sudan, will help 'to the extent possible'

Posted by Skidmark 2023-04-23 08:00|| 2023-04-23 08:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Some will likely be contracted support elements and perhaps their families.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-04-23 08:54|| 2023-04-23 08:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Rishi Sunak says UK armed forces have carried out 'a complex and rapid evacuation' of British diplomats and their families from Sudan following threats to embassy staff and a 'significant escalation in violence'

Posted by Skidmark 2023-04-23 08:54|| 2023-04-23 08:54|| Front Page Top

#4 16,000 Americans remain?

Posted by Frank G 2023-04-23 09:24|| 2023-04-23 09:24|| Front Page Top

#5 I suspect many, perhaps most, of the Americans left in Sudan are NGO officials and workers.

For two years Sudan has been in a 'DO NOT GO THERE' alert by the Dept of State but NGO types frequently think their good intentions will protect them.

Posted by lord garth 2023-04-23 12:27|| 2023-04-23 12:27|| Front Page Top

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