Sudan conflict rages on after a month of chaos and broken ceasefires
Sudan's two top generals are at war with each other, laying waste to a country that many had hoped was about to push toward democracy.
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Sudan's two top generals are at war with each other, laying waste to a country that many had hoped was about to push toward democracy.
Fighting escalated Wednesday in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, as talks between the rival groups continue in Saudi Arabia. U.S. negotiators are "cautiously optimistic" about a possible short-term cease-fire to allow humanitarian aid into the country, Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday. BBC News correspondent Barbara Plett Usher joined Anne-Marie Green on "CBS News Mornings" to discuss the latest developments.
The United Nations warns fighting in Sudan could lead to a mass exodus by the end of the year. Officials estimate more than 800,000 people could try to seek refuge in neighboring nations. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio spoke with refugees making the journey across the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia.
American citizens fleeing Sudan's civil unrest braved a 10-hour journey across the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia. Ramy Inocencio reports.
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Neighboring South Sudan says the two sides have accepted a plan to enter peace talks that includes a week-long ceasefire.
The U.S. continues to evacuate citizens from war-torn Sudan. Around 100 Americans arrived by boat in Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number evacuated to about 1,000. Ramy Inocencio has more.
The U.S. evacuation effort assisted a total of about 700 people trying to flee Sudan, amid fighting between rival generals that has led to a crisis in Africa's third-largest country.
More than 100 Americans sailed to Saudi Arabia after evacuating from the deadly violence in Sudan earlier today. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio joins Lilia Luciano and Tony Dokoupil from Saudi Arabia to discuss the voyage and the ongoing fighting across the world.
The USNS Brunswick docked in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, carrying 308 passengers fleeing violence in Sudan. Ramy Inocencio spoke to some of the 105 Americans who were on board.
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Around 1,000 U.S. nationals have made it out of the country amid fragile ceasefires, including more than 100 aboard a Navy ship that just docked in Saudi Arabia.
The U.S. government has now facilitated the evacuation of nearly 1,000 U.S. citizens, the State Department confirmed.
Several hundred U.S. citizens were evacuated from Sudan's capital city of Khartoum on Friday amid escalating violence in the country. Ramy Inocencio has the latest.
It's the first organized effort by the U.S. to evacuate its civilians from the country.
Up to 20,000 refugees — mostly women and children — have crossed over the western border to Chad, the United Nations said.
As many as 25,000 people are said to be stranded at Sudan's border with Egypt, in circumstances described to CBS News as dire and confusing.
The death toll has climbed to over 500 as the fighting in Sudan continues despite shaky ceasefires.
U.S. officials say a second American citizen was killed in Sudan as fighting continues despite a ceasefire. CBS News anchors Errol Barnett and Roxana Saberi spoke with Chad country director for the International Rescue Committee, Aleksandra Roulet-Cimpric, about the refugee situation.
Fighting has continued in Sudan despite a cease-fire agreement, as the U.S. and other countries try to coordinate evacuations. BBC diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams joined CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green with the latest.
The U.S. evacuated its embassy personnel from the country over the weekend amid intense fighting.
As a ceasefire eases fighting between rival generals, one of Sudan's warring factions denies rumors that the long-time ruler was freed amid the chaos.
A 72-hour cease-fire in Sudan has other countries racing to evacuate their citizens from the war-torn nation. CBS News anchors Lana Zak and Errol Barnett spoke with Joyce Eiler, whose son is one of those evacuees.
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