As diplomats flee Sudan fighting, a former envoy says some should stay
Who will negotiate with the warring generals, as most of the international community flees Sudan?
Updated April 24, 2023 at 10:41 AM ET
After nine days of deadly battles between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), U.S. Embassy operations in Sudan are temporarily suspended and American government personnel and their families have been airlifted away from the fighting.
Under an order from President Biden, about 100 people boarded planes to leave Khartoum in a precarious weekend exodus assisted by U.S. special operations forces. Countries from the U.K. to Canada joined the U.S. in extracting diplomats and families from the Sudanese capital.
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