US embassy staff evacuated from Sudan on President Joe Biden's orders

US troops have carried out an evacuation of American embassy staff from Sudan's capital as fighting between the Sudanese army and a rival paramilitary group continues for a ninth day.

About 70 American nationals have been successfully flown from a landing zone at the US Embassy in Khartoum to an undisclosed location in Ethiopia, an unnamed US official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the mission.

President Joe Biden ordered the evacuation of US embassy staff after receiving a recommendation on Saturday from his national security team with no end in sight to the fighting.

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