The State Department "ordered the temporary departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family members from Niger" because of a coup.
The Defense Department is on call to help with the evacuation of Americans as fighting in Sudan continues.
About 100 U.S. troops in three MH-47 helicopters carried out the operation.
By Tara Copp, AP
The Pentagon is moving additional troops and equipment to Camp Lemmonier in Djibouti for the possible evacuation of U.S. Embassy personnel from Sudan.
By Lolita C. Baldor, AP
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