The State Department confirmed a U.S.-led evacuation from Sudan on Saturday.
This image grab taken from AFPTV video footage on April 28, 2023, shows an aerial view of black smoke rising over Khartoum.and the White House warns time is running out, the United States is undertaking its first effort to move hundreds of private Americans citizens out of Khartoum.
The evacuation was enabled by "intensive negotiations by the United States with the support of our regional and international partners," according to the State Department, which reiterated its warning to Americans not to travel to Sudan. On Thursday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre advised that Americans in Sudan who wished to leave should "take advantage of the options that are available to them in the next 24 to 48 hours."
"Our allies and partners that are conducting operations that are able to also take American citizens out--we of course, are incredibly thankful and gracious for their ability to do so. But this is a collective and collaborative effort," he said. "We are offering logistical support for some of these operations to be conducted. Whether they be overland, whether they be through the air.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that the State Department was working to establish "a sustained process" through which Americans could depart Sudan.
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