US, France evacuate embassy personnel amid ongoing fighting in Sudan

"US troops swooped in on helicopters to evacuate embassy staff from Sudan's battle-torn
capital as other nations sought to help their citizens escape deadly fighting between rival generals.

France also launched evacuation operations from the northeast African nation, where fighting has entered its second week.

Ferocious battles between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group -- which has seen fighter jets launch airstrikes and street fighting with tanks in densely populated Khartoum -- have killed more than 400 people and left thousands wounded." France24