White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby on Wednesday confirmed the death of a second American citizen in Sudan.
On a virtual call with press, Kirby told reporters the unnamed American died on Tuesday.
"We extend our deepest condolences to the family," he said. "We continue to make clear at the highest levels of our government the leadership of both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces that they are responsible for ensuring the protection of civilians and noncombatants, including people from third countries and humanitarian staff that are working to save lives."
Kirby also pointed to the U.S.-brokered ceasefire that started at midnight on April 24.
"Although there are some reports of violence and sporadic shelling and firing, we’re glad to see that the levels of violence generally appear to have gone significantly down," he said. "We urge both military factions to fully uphold the ceasefire and to further extend it.
