Hundreds of Americans fleeing weeks of deadly fighting in Sudan reached the port after a dangerous land journey under the escort of armed drones.
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American unmanned aircraft, which have been keeping an eye on overland evacuation routes for days, provided armed overwatch for a bus convoy carrying 200 to 300 Americans over 500 miles or 800 kilometers to Port Sudan, a place of relative safety, U.S. officials said.
The U.S., which had none of its officials on the ground for the evacuation, has been criticized by families of trapped Americans in Sudan for initially ruling out any U.S.-run evacuation for those among an estimated 16,000 Americans in Sudan who wish to leave.
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👁️ pale skin Europeans are 3000 miles from home 👁️ the Americas 🐢⚓
Good job. 👍
God bless America 🇺🇸