US officials have ordered the evacuation of American government personnel working at the embassy in Khartoum, Sudan as the nation sinks further into anarchy as military factions vie for control of the nation, CBS News reports.
No plans have been made to evacuate civilians not employed by the government, although the State Department advised all Americans to leave Sudan by their own means. Some records show that up to 16,000 American citizens are in Sudan, but the State Department says the number is closer to 500.