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Smoke rises in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 22, 2023. In the country's capital, Sudan's army and the paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces have battled in the streets with automatic rifles, artillery and airstrikes. An AP journalist, waiting for a chance to leave the country, sheltered with a diverse group of more than a dozen people who hunkered down in a small hotel in central Khartoum. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali) **FILE**

Biden authorizes sanctions against people destabilizing Sudan

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Sudanese evacuees wait before boarding a Saudi military ship to Jeddah port, at Port Sudan in Sudan, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Many are fleeing the conflict in Sudan between the military and a rival paramilitary force. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

UN humanitarian chief in Sudan, seeking guarantees on aid

By Malak Harb and Noha Elhennawy - Associated Press

In this photo released by the UK Ministry of Defence the last evacuees and military personnel board an RAF aircraft bound for Cyprus from Wadi Seidna Air Base in Sudan, April 29, 2023. (PO Phot Arron Hoare/Uk Ministry of Defence via AP)

Crowds of those seeking rescue swell at Sudan’s main seaport

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. The U.S. conducted its first organized evacuation of citizens and permanent residents from Sudan, the State Department said Saturday, April 29, two weeks into a conflict that has turned Khartoum into a war zone and thrown the country into turmoil. American unmanned aircraft, which have been keeping an eye on overland evacuation routes for days, were providing armed overwatch for the American operation, according to two people briefed on the operation who were not authorized to speak publicly. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)

U.S. drones protect bus convoy as hundreds of Americans flee Sudan

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

This image provided by Dr. Mohamed Eisa shows Dr. Bushra Ibnauf Sulieman, a Sudan-born American citizen, left, posing for a photo with Dr. Mohamed Eisa. Sulieman was the second American killed in Sudan after battles between two rival Sudanese commanders erupted in Khartoum and turned the capital city into a war zone. (Mohamed Eisa via AP)

A powerhouse U.S. doctor slain in Sudan, ‘killed for nothing’

By Ellen Knickmeyer - Associated Press

Smoke rises in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 29, 2023, as gunfire and heavy artillery fire continued despite the extension of a cease-fire between the country's two top generals. The battle for power between the country's army and its rival paramilitary has killed hundreds and sent thousands fleeing for their lives. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

Emergency aid supplies reach Sudan as fighting sputters on

By Noha Elhennawy - Associated Press

Evacuees cross into Egypt through the Argeen land port, after being evacuated from Sudan to escape the conflict, east of the High Dam Lake on the international border lines between Egypt and the Sudan, Thursday, April 27, 2023. (AP Photo)

Heavy clashes rock Sudan’s capital despite truce extension

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

A man cleans debris of a house hit in recent fighting in Khartoum, Sudan, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Sudan's warring generals have pledged to observe a new three-day truce that was brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia to try to pull Africa's third-largest nation from the abyss. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

Fighters rampage in Darfur city despite Sudan truce

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

In this image taken from video, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir speaks at the Presidential Palace, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Khartoum, Sudan. An attack on the prison holding Omar al-Bashir has raised questions about his whereabouts as the country's two top generals battle for power. The military says he is being held in a secure location, while the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces allege that he has been released. Al-Bashir, who ruled Sudan for three decades despite wars and sanctions, was overthrown during a popular uprising in 2019. (AP Photo/Mohamed Abuamrain, File)

Intensity of clashes eases amid Sudan truce, residents say

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Deputy Foreign Minister Shunsuke Takei, center, meets evacuees from Sudan at a base in Djibouti Monday, April 24, 2023. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said all the Japanese nationals who had expressed intensions to be evacuated so far have safely left Sudan, but Foreign Ministry officials will stay in Djibouti to provide support in case evacuation is needed additionally. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan via AP)

Fitful start to new 3-day truce in Sudan; airlifts continue

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 22, 2023. The fighting in the capital between the Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces resumed after an internationally brokered cease-fire failed. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

U.N. fears more ‘displacement’ from Sudan despite cease-fire

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Spanish Defense Ministry, citizens of different nationalities fleeing from Sudan sit inside a Spanish Air Force aircraft on its way to Madrid on Monday, April 24, 2023. (Spanish Defense Ministry via AP)

U.K., France and other countries to airlift citizens from Sudan; U.S. won’t send flights

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the Spanish Defence Ministry passengers from Sudan disembark from a Spanish Air Force aircraft at Torrejon Air Base in Madrid, Monday April. 24, 2023. (Spanish Defence Ministry via AP)

Which countries are evacuating citizens from Sudan?

Associated Press

Smoke rises over the horizon as a fire burns after a strike in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 16, 2023. Washington's top diplomat said Tuesday, April 18, 2023, that a U.S. Embassy convoy came under fire in Sudan and denounced "indiscriminate military operations" as the country's armed forces and a powerful rival unleashed heavy weapons in urban areas for a fourth day. (AP Photo/Abdullah Moneim)

Pentagon: No military airlift planned for Americans in war-torn Sudan

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Jordanians evacuated form Sudan arrive to a military airport in Amman, Jordan, Monday, April 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)

Foreigners airlifted out; Sudanese seek refuge from fighting

By Jack Jeffery and Noha Elhennawy - Associated Press

Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 22, 2023. The fighting in the capital between the Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces resumed after an internationally brokered cease-fire failed. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

U.S. suspends diplomatic operations, evacuates embassy in Sudan amid fighting

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by Maheen S , smoke fills the sky in Khartoum, Sudan, near Doha International Hospital on Friday, April 21, 2023. The Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday, typically filled with prayer, celebration and feasting — was a somber one in Sudan, as gunshots rang out across the capital of Khartoum and heavy smoke billowed over the skyline. (Maheen S via AP)

Canada suspends consular services in Sudan amid crisis

Associated Press

Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 22, 2023. The fighting in the capital between the Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces resumed after an internationally brokered cease-fire failed. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

Governments race to rescue diplomats, citizens from Sudan

Associated Press

Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 22, 2023. The fighting in the capital between the Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces resumed after an internationally brokered cease-fire failed. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

Sudan army: Rescue of foreign citizens, diplomats expected

Associated Press

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly arrives for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on April 5, 2023. Cleverly cut short a Pacific tour Friday, April 21, to return to Britain and deal with the deteriorating situation in Sudan. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly leaves Pacific early to focus on Sudan

By Nick Perry - Associated Press