Americans in Sudan should not anticipate the United States military coming to their aid as fighting between the army and a powerful paramilitary force remains ongoing.

Sudanese Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan’s military forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces led by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, have engaged in deadly clashes this week that have left hundreds killed and thousands injured.

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"Americans should have no expectation of a US government coordinated evacuation at this time," national security council coordinator John Kirby told reporters on Friday. "We expect that that's going to remain the case."

He noted that the State Department issued a level four travel advisory against Sudan last October, which is meant to warn U.S. citizens not to travel there, and he referred to new guidance issued by the department earlier this week that said, "The situation is violent, volatile, and extremely unpredictable, particularly in the capital city Khartoum."

More than 400 people have been killed while another 3,500 have been injured in the fighting, the World Health Organization announced, according to the Washington Post. The State Department does not keep official tallies of Americans living abroad, though officials believe an estimated 16,000 American citizens are in Sudan, most of whom are dual nationals, and roughly 500 had contacted the US Embassy since the outbreak of fighting, according to CNN. Only approximately 50 people had asked for help.

"There's millions of Americans that live or travel abroad, and our embassies, our diplomats, their consulates, they go to extraordinary lengths to try to provide consular services even in the most difficult of circumstances," he added. "These are very difficult circumstances in Khartoum. It is not standard practice for the United States to evacuate all American citizens living abroad."

Burhan and Dagalo combined forces in 2021 to overthrow a coalition government, but the two sides have soured amid disputes over the integration of Dagalo’s fighters into the Burhan’s regular forces.

The military announced on Thursday it's moving assets to Navy Camp Lemmonier in Djibouti due to the current uncertain situation in Sudan, in part in preparation for a potential evacuation of embassy personnel, though no decision has been made yet.

Kirby said there had been no decision made to evacuate the embassy staff even though the military is preparing for that contingency plan.

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One American has been killed in the fighting, though their identity has not been released publicly. Kirby said State Department has been in touch with that person's family.

U.S. officials in the country have been placed under a shelter-in-place order and cannot travel within the country, while the Khartoum International Airport and its border with Chad have been closed.