U.S. convoy attacked in Sudan, Blinken says

Driving the news: At least 100 rounds were fired at the U.S. embassy convoy during the attack, according to Al-Arabiya.

• A State Department spokesman told Axios that neither John Godfrey, the U.S. ambassador to Sudan, nor his car were in the convoy when the incident took place.
• Blinken said at a press conference at the end of the G7 Foreign ministers summit in Japan that the vehicles in the convoy had diplomatic license plates and were marked with U.S. flags.
• He said no U.S. personnel were harmed in the attack, which he called "reckless and irresponsible."
• Blinken said that initial reports suggested the attack was conducted by gunmen affiliated with the RSF militia, which has been fighting the Sudanese military in recent days.

Of note: The attack on the U.S. convoy happened shortly after gunmen entered the EU ambassador's residence in Khartoum and attacked the ambassador.

• According to press reports, the assailants were members of the RSF militia.

State of play: Blinken said he spoke on the phone on Tuesday with the commander of the Sudanese military General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the commander of the RSF militia Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo — better known as Hemedti — and stressed the attack on the U.S. convoy was unacceptable.

• The two generals are responsible to ensure the safety and well-being of civilians, diplomatic personnel, and humanitarian workers, he added.
• Blinken said he proposed to the two generals a 24-hour humanitarian ceasefire in Sudan that would allow the delivery of aid and could be a basis for a more stable cessation of hostilities.

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