US sends troops to his area Sudan The Pentagon announced today to facilitate the possible evacuation of their embassy and the withdrawal of its staff amid fighting between the Sudanese military and paramilitaries in Khartoum.

“We are deploying a large number of additional forces to the region to ensure and facilitate the eventual withdrawal of our American embassy personnel from Sudan if circumstances warrant.“, the Pentagon said in a press release that did not specify the number of troops who will take part in the mission.

A senior US official, who asked not to be identified, later said that additional US forces would be deployed to Djibouti, a small but stable state in the Horn of Africa.

white house representative John Kirby stated that the President Joe Biden ordered the armed forces to be ready for preemptive deployment, adding that Biden was closely monitoring developments..

Kirby added that there was no indication that the Americans were being targeted, but added that it was a dangerous situation.

According to Kirby, the best that can happen is for both sides to lay down their arms, respect the ceasefire, and allow humanitarian aid to reach the people of Khartoum.

The State Department has previously urged American citizens in Sudan to stay at home for their own safety.

Bloody fighting has raged for ten days between the Sudanese army and the paramilitaries, two warring factions led by two rival generals, mostly in the capital Khartoum. More than 300 civilians have died since Saturday.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres today called for a ceasefire “for at least three days” in Sudan to mark the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

According to APE-MPE, AFP and Reuters.

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