The State Department on Saturday ordered the departure of
non-essential embassy staff from Sudan and Tunisia to protect them from a
wave of violent anti-American protests which have rocked the region.
“Given the security situation in Tunis and Khartoum, the State Department has ordered the departure of all family members and non-emergency personnel from both posts, and issued parallel travel warnings to American citizens,” said State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland, according to reports.
Reports said the department encouraged American citizens to leave Tunisia on commercial flights and cautioned those who remained in the country to avoid public demonstrations.
The State Department announced on Twitter that the Khartoum embassy would be closed Sunday and advised all American citizens to “stay away from Embassy until further notice.”
In Sudan, reports Saturday said that the government there had rejected a request from the Obama administration to send Marines to protect the U.S. compound from rioters.
The Sudan news agency SUNA reported Saturday that Foreign Minister Ali Karti discussed the possibility of sending a platoon of about 50 Marines with an unidentified senior State Department official Friday night.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/middle-east-north-africa/249705-us-orders-some-embassy-personnel-to-leave-sudan-tunisia
“Given the security situation in Tunis and Khartoum, the State Department has ordered the departure of all family members and non-emergency personnel from both posts, and issued parallel travel warnings to American citizens,” said State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland, according to reports.
Reports said the department encouraged American citizens to leave Tunisia on commercial flights and cautioned those who remained in the country to avoid public demonstrations.
The State Department announced on Twitter that the Khartoum embassy would be closed Sunday and advised all American citizens to “stay away from Embassy until further notice.”
In Sudan, reports Saturday said that the government there had rejected a request from the Obama administration to send Marines to protect the U.S. compound from rioters.
The Sudan news agency SUNA reported Saturday that Foreign Minister Ali Karti discussed the possibility of sending a platoon of about 50 Marines with an unidentified senior State Department official Friday night.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/middle-east-north-africa/249705-us-orders-some-embassy-personnel-to-leave-sudan-tunisia
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