The White House said Wednesday that two Americans have died in Sudan and that assistance is being provided to American citizens wishing to leave the country.
As sporadic outbreaks of violence continue, the ceasefire announced on Monday appears to be holding, said John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator at the National Security Council.
“So we want to take advantage of this ceasefire to make sure the Americans know if they want to seize the opportunity…we’ll see what we can do to give them the information they need to take advantage of the roads. existing terrestrial ones,” Kirby said on air on CNN. – It’s always dangerous. I want to emphasize this. It’s still dangerous, but the ceasefire seems to be holding or at least helping to reduce the level of violence.”
The Biden administration continues to work with the Sudanese military and the opposing Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to extend the ceasefire and allow for the flow of increased humanitarian assistance, Kirby told reporters during a briefing. a press conference on Wednesday.
The White House comments came amid fighting between the Sudanese army and URF forces on the outskirts of Khartoum, despite a ceasefire declared after 11 days of unrest.
The violence appears to have decreased significantly, Kirby said, but the United States is calling for a complete end to it.
President Joe Biden has asked U.S. officials to help as many Americans as possible, and they “proactively facilitated the departure of a relatively small number of Americans,” Kirby said.
There are only a few dozen US citizens left in the country, according to US officials.
Some Americans have arrived in Port Sudan to evacuate, and the United States continues to support other ground evacuation efforts, Kirby told reporters, adding that USAID has deployed teams to the area and is standing by. ready to provide humanitarian assistance if the ceasefire is extended.
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