BREAKING: At least one American has been killed in the ongoing violence in Sudan, the State Dept. says.
as rival military factions fight for control of the northeast African nation, the State Department said Friday."We can confirm the death of one U.S. citizen in Sudan," Vedant Patel, a State Department spokesperson, said.
"We are in touch with the family and offer our deepest condolences to them on their loss. Out of respect for the family during this difficult time, we have nothing further to add." There are an estimated 16,000 Americans on the ground in Sudan as fighting between two warring generals has forced citizens to shelter in place, according to two congressional sources.
“Khartoum International Airport and Sudan’s border with Chad is closed and due to the unfortunate and uncertain and very fluid security situation in Khartoum, and again, because of the closure of the airport, it’s not safe to undertake a U.S. government coordinated evacuate of private American citizens at this time,” Patel told reporters Thursday.
“But we’re continuing to monitor the situation closely. We’re monitoring it from here, monitoring it with our team in Khartoum."
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