Several hundred Americans departed Sudan by land, sea, and air: State Dept.

By Rabia Iclal Turan

WASHINGTON (AA) - Several hundred US citizens have already departed Sudan either by land, sea or air from conflict-torn Sudan, according to the US State Department on Friday.

"Throughout our communications with American citizens, we are connecting them with avenues for departure of the country," Deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel told reporters during a daily press briefing.

When asked about the message for Americans who want to leave Sudan, Patel advised them to register with the crisis form available on the website of the US embassy in Khartoum "so that our consular officers can get in touch with them".

Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group agreed to extend the humanitarian truce on Thursday night for 72 more hours while the parties have reported violations of the ceasefire.

The clashes in Sudan erupted on April 15, which left more than 400 people dead and injured more than 4,000 others.

Patel said the US believes that an extension and adherence to a ceasefire is not just important for the people of Sudan but it is also critical to "get American citizens to safety as well as the citizens and personnel of our allies and partners."

"We have been continuously engaging the SAF and the RSF to continue to further extend this 72 ceasefire and get us to a point where we can have a durable cessation of hostilities and humanitarian arrangements," he added.