Hundreds of American citizens have left Sudan by land, sea and air, the State Department said late Friday as fighting continued despite the extension of a fragile truce between the country’s two top generals.
A convoy carrying Americans, locally-employed staff, and "nationals from allied and partner countries," arrived at Port Sudan on Saturday where the U.S. government will assist citizens and any who are eligible with travel to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of State.
It's not known at this time how many Americans are on the convoy.
Around 16,000 American citizens were in the country before the violence broke out just over two weeks ago.
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A convoy carrying Americans, locally-employed staff, and "nationals from allied and partner countries," arrived at Port Sudan on Saturday where the U.S. government will assist citizens and any who are eligible with travel to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of State.
It's not known at this time how many Americans are on the convoy.
Around 16,000 American citizens were in the country before the violence broke out just over two weeks ago.
Hundreds of American civilians evacuated from Sudan as fighters break fragile truce
Denise Bowers and her husband Chris said they made the journey home to Bluffton, South Carolina via Egypt.
