Governments Race to Rescue Diplomats, Citizens From Sudan

Governments Race to Rescue Diplomats, Citizens From Sudan
Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 22, 2023. Marwan Ali/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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KHARTOUM, Sudan—The U.S. military airlifted embassy officials out of Sudan on Sunday and international governments raced to evacuate their diplomatic staff and citizens trapped in the capital as rival generals battled for control of Africa’s third-largest country for a ninth day.

Fighting raged in Omdurman, the city across the Nile from Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, residents reported. The violence came despite a declared truce that was to coincide with the three-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr.