Pentagon Positioning Forces Near Sudan

Report from: Voice of America (VOA)

By CARLA BABB

Thursday 20 April 2023 12:45 PM

Pentagon Positioning Forces Near Sudan

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, GERMANY — The Pentagon is positioning military forces near Sudan to help evacuate U.S. Embassy personnel in Khartoum, if needed, amid the explosion of violence between the African country's two warring factions.

U.S. Africa Command is monitoring the situation in Sudan and conducting "prudent planning for various contingencies," according to a statement from the Department of Defense.

"As a matter of policy and security, we do not speculate on potential future operations," it added. […]

Washington has called for the two groups to "renounce violence and return to negotiations," adding that the country's two top generals "are responsible for ensuring the protection of civilians and noncombatants." […]

The World Health Organization reports the fighting has restricted movement in the capital, creating challenges for doctors and other health care workers.

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PHOTO FILE - Smoke rises over the horizon as a fire burns after a strike in Khartoum, Sudan, April 16, 2023.

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