Following the exodus of U.S. Embassy staff from bloody Sudan, President Joe Biden issued a statement in which he referred to the current civil war as “unconscionable” and urged “belligerent parties” to immediately halt hostilities. “Hundreds of innocent civilians have already died as a result of this awful tragedy in Sudan. It must end because it is inexcusable, Biden stated in a press release on Saturday evening. “The combatants must immediately and unconditionally halt hostilities, permit unhindered humanitarian access, and respect the will of the Sudanese people.”
The president said that due to Sudan’s escalating civil war, all operations at the American embassy there have been suspended. The U.S. military and diplomatic officials who helped remove Americans from the war-torn nation early on Sunday morning were honoured by the president. “I am proud of the extraordinary commitment of our Embassy staff, who performed their duties with courage and professionalism and embodied America’s friendship and connection with the people of Sudan,” Biden said in his letter. I’m appreciative of our service personnel’ exceptional expertise in bringing them to safety.
The embassy is currently shuttered, but Biden continued, “our commitment to the Sudanese people and the future they want for themselves is unending.” The vice president continued by stating that his team was regularly updating him on progress being made to “the extent possible” support the surviving Americans in Sudan. “I am proud of the extraordinary commitment of our Embassy staff, who performed their duties with courage and professionalism and embodied America’s friendship and connection with the people of Sudan,” Biden wrote in his letter. I appreciate the outstanding skill of our servicemen who brought them to safety.
However, Biden noted, “our commitment to the Sudanese people and the future they want for themselves is unending.” The embassy is presently closed. The vice president went on to say that his staff would keep him informed of developments to “the extent possible” help the remaining Americans in Sudan. Army Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Sims II, the director of operations for the Joint Staff, stated in a press statement that , yesterday the U.S. military evacuated those personnel in support of the State Department closing operations at the Embassy in Khartoum. At 9 a.m. Eastern, a U.S. military unit departed from Djibouti and touched down in Ethiopia.
Before and throughout the mission, U.S. Africa Command and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley communicated with both warring parties to guarantee that American forces would be able to complete the evacuation safely. John Bass, a U.S. undersecretary of state, refuted assertions made by one group, the paramilitary Rapid Security Forces (RSF) of Sudan, claiming it helped with the evacuation of Americans. According to State Department officials, Biden also gave the order to evacuate the embassy from the troubled nation along with a small number of allied diplomats.
On April 15, the RSF and the Sudanese military engaged in combat. According to the World Health Organisation, there have been at least 413 fatalities and up to 3,551 injuries. The conflict claimed the life of one American citizen. The unnamed American did not work for the American Embassy. One American citizen’s death in Sudan has been confirmed, a State Department spokesperson told Fox News. “We have been in contact with the family and send our sincere condolences for their loss. We have nothing further to say out of respect for the family at this trying time.