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Amid mounting US-Iran tensions, Washington evacuated dozens of non-essential personnel from its Beirut embassy while warships and aircraft were positioned in the region for potential action against Iran; the embassy remains open with core staff as indirect nuclear talks in Geneva continue, and warnings of possible Iranian retaliation keep escalation risk high.
The US military conducted an overnight operation to airlift American personnel from the US Embassy in Haiti amid escalating gang violence in Port-au-Prince and across the country. The embassy remains open, but additional security measures were deployed as part of the operation. The US government is focused on supporting the Haitian people and expediting a peaceful transition of power through free and fair elections. Haiti has been grappling with political unrest and gang violence, prompting the US to pledge financial support and back a multinational security mission to address the situation.
Although U.S. special operations forces led the evacuation of nearly 100 Americans from the embassy in Sudan, the 13 Marine security guards stationed there contributed to the effort by maintaining security and ensuring swift coordination with the Department of State. The Marines returned to the United States via Ramstein Air Base, Germany, after the successful evacuation. Marine security guards have been assigned to protect embassies and consulates since 1948 and have also helped in evacuations of the embassies in Kabul in 2021 and Kyiv, Ukraine, in 2022.
The US has deployed troops to Djibouti as a safety measure amid the growing civil conflict in Sudan. US forces have been placed in Djibouti for a potential mission to evacuate US Embassy personnel in Khartoum, Sudan's capital city. Embassy staff has been sheltering in place since Saturday, when gunfire and explosions erupted in the capital amid conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudan's army. A US citizen was killed in Sudan amid escalating violence in the country’s capital and other places over the past week.
The US military is deploying "additional capabilities" near Sudan to secure the US embassy in the country and assist with a potential evacuation, if the situation calls for it. President Joe Biden has authorized the military to move forward with pre-positioning forces and to develop options in case there's a need for an evacuation. The situation on the ground in Sudan has rapidly deteriorated as the Sudanese Armed Forces clash with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.