U.S. officials are in contact with 'hundreds' of Americans who remain in Sudan amid a worsening conflict between the country's military and a rival paramilitary group.
U.S. officials are in contact with"hundreds" of Americans who remain in Sudan amid a worsening conflict between the country's military and a rival paramilitary group.
Kirby urged Americans still in Khartoum, where the fighting is most significant, to"shelter-in-place" instead of attempting to flee. The Khartoum International Airport and its border with Chad have been closed. He noted that the State Department issued a"level four" travel advisory against Sudan last October, which is meant to warn U.S. citizens not to travel there, and he referred to new guidance issued by the department from last week that said,"The situation is violent, volatile, and extremely unpredictable, particularly in the capital city Khartoum.
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