Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) The United States is sending additional military forces and equipment to a base in Djibouti to pre-position in case they are needed for the possible evacuation of Americans from Sudan, two U.S. officials told ABC News.
Fierce fighting between the Sudanese Army and a paramilitary force has raged in Sudan s capital city of Khartoum since this past weekend, raising security concerns for Americans and citizens from other countries who have been trapped by the fighting.
More than 330 people have been killed in the fighting. There are an estimated 16,000 American citizens in Sudan, two U.S. officials told ABC News.
"The Department of Defense, through U.S. Africa Command, is monitoring the situation in Sudan and conducting prudent planning for various contingencies," said Lt. Col. Phil Ventura, a Defense Department spokesman.
"As part of this, we are deploying additional capabilities nearby in the region for contingenc
Late Thursday, the U.S. State Department confirmed the death of an American citizen in Sudan, underscoring the danger people are facing amid the ongoing violence.
The U.S. is positioning more military capabilities near Sudan for a potential mission to evacuate its diplomats from the capital Khartoum as security there deteriorates. The U.S. is deploying resources
The U.S. is positioning more military capabilities near Sudan for a potential mission to evacuate its diplomats from the capital Khartoum as security there deteriorates.
The U.S. is deploying resource.