White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said the United States has not yet decided to evacuate its embassy in Khartoum, but plans to deploy troops nearby if needed. It has been reported DEA News.
According to Kirby, US President Joe Biden has ordered the transfer of US troops to one of the nearby areas if the evacuation of US diplomatic personnel is still needed.
He added that Biden had taken this decision “in the last few days”.
Former US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken approvedHe said cars belonging to the American embassy in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, came under fire on April 17.
The conflict between the de facto leader of Sudan, military commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Sudanese armed forces led by Mohammad Hamdan Dagalo, commander of the Rapid Reaction Forces, entered an open phase on the morning of April. 15.