US embassy convoy comes under fire in Sudan as Blinken calls for ceasefire

Aircraft have been damaged at Khartoum International Airport (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Washington’s top diplomat has said a US embassy convoy came under fire in Sudan and denounced “indiscriminate military operations” as the country’s armed forces and a powerful rival unleashed heavy weapons in urban areas for a fourth day.

The convoy of clearly marked embassy vehicles was attacked on Monday, and preliminary reports linked the attackers to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group battling Sudan’s military, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters.