US ships, drones positioned to assist Americans fleeing Sudan

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US ships, drones positioned to assist Americans fleeing Sudan
By Meghann Myers
Apr 24, 03:46 PM
Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Violence in Khartoum, Sudan, prompted the evacuation of the U.S. embassy Saturday night. (Marwan Ali/AP)

Two days after a special operations team helped evacuate the U.S. embassy in Sudan’s capital city Khartoum, the Defense Department is continuing to aid the State Department in aiding Americans wishing to leave the war torn country.

Current support includes “intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to observe potential land routes out of Sudan and detect threats, and positioning naval assets off the coast of Sudan should they be needed,” Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters during a briefing, as well as a deconfliction cell at U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Germany to help coordinate efforts will allied countries also evacuating their citizens.

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