US embassy staff evacuated from Sudan by special forces

US embassy staff evacuated from Sudan by special forces
US special operations forces have evacuated the American embassy in warring Sudan (Marwan Ali/AP)

US special operations forces carried out a precarious evacuation of the American embassy in warring Sudan on Sunday, sweeping in and out of the capital, Khartoum, with helicopters on the ground for less than an hour.

No shots were fired and no major casualties were reported.

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