US evacuates embassy staff in Sudan with RSF help

Biden thanks service members who have managed to get embassy staff "to a safe place"

The United States has evacuated this Sunday all diplomats and their families from its embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, which has been closed with their departure from the country.

The operation to evacuate all its personnel, which has been carried out with the help of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has required the deployment of "additional capacities", as confirmed by CNN.

The US State Department already announced on Friday that, due to the dangerous situation near the airport, no evacuation is planned for the nearly 16,000 Americans who are in the country, and has asked them to take security measures on their own. .

"The RSF command has coordinated with the US forces mission, which consists of 6 planes, to evacuate the diplomats and their families on Sunday morning. The RSF has also supervised all the necessary steps that preceded the process evacuation, in addition to affirming its full cooperation with all diplomatic missions, and providing all necessary means of protection, and guaranteeing their safe return to their countries," the RSF posted on its Twitter account.

In addition, the RSF has declared its "commitment to the ceasefire" to open humanitarian corridors and ensure the safety of the civilian population.

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, has thanked the "commitment" of the embassy staff and "the skill of our service members who took them to a safe place."

"I am receiving regular reports from my team about their ongoing work to help the Americans in Sudan, to the extent possible. We are also working closely with our allies and partners in this effort," Biden wrote on his Twitter account. .

It ended by denouncing the "tragic violence" that is taking place in the country, which "has already cost the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians." "It is inconceivable and it must stop" she has sentenced.

He has also confirmed the temporary cessation of the operations of his embassy in Sudan, but his "commitment to the Sudanese people and the future they want is endless."

MORE COUNTRIES TRY TO EVACUATE THEIR STAFF

Countries like Saudi Arabia have already announced the evacuation of their diplomatic staff and nationals, Iraq has managed to withdraw its diplomatic service and Jordan has already begun preparations to remove its 300 citizens.

The United Kingdom has reported that it will evacuate its embassy in Sudan "as soon as possible", and both China and France will begin to do so in the next few hours.

Spain and South Korea already have planes in Djibouti prepared to undertake the evacuation mission when the situation allows.