More than 400 civilians have been killed in fighting in Sudan, according to the National Casualty Watch Group, as fighting continued over the weekend in the capital Sudan.
The number of civilian deaths reached at least 411 over the weekend, according to the Sudanese Doctors Syndicate, which monitors deaths in the country. Fierce fighting in Khartoum between the government and the Rapid Relief Force, a militia formerly aligned with the military, has entered its third week.
The civilian death toll continues to climb as the United States and other international partners work to control the fighting. Her brief three-day ceasefire between the two countries last week failed to defuse tensions. The two groups, who joined forces in the 2021 military coup, now risk plunging the country into civil war.
The US has taken steps to protect its presence in the country, including suspending operations at the US Embassy in Khartoum earlier this month. There are also an estimated 16,000 Americans living in Sudan, whom the government has pledged to help. The Biden administration launched its first large-scale evacuation operation for civil servants and citizens in Sudan last weekend.
American unmanned aerial vehicles watched convoys of buses carrying 200 to 300 Americans safely over 500 miles.
“The U.S. government has made significant efforts to communicate with U.S. citizens in Sudan and enable those who wish to leave the country to leave,” a State Department spokesperson said in a release on Saturday. “We have sent a message to all U.S. citizens in Sudan who have been in contact with us during the crisis, providing those interested in overland departures with specific instructions to join this convoy. Did.”
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