UPDATE 1-U.S. readying naval assets to aid Americans leaving Sudan -White House

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The United States is positioning some naval assets in the Red Sea to assist any Americans leaving Sudan but no major U.S. evacuation is underway, White House spokesman John Kirby said on Monday. He added that several dozen Americans were participating in a United Nations-led convoy to Port Sudan and that the U.S. military was helping to monitor it via unmanned aerial systems. "We're going to be positioning naval assets in the Red Sea off of Port Sudan in case they're going to be needed to help Americans who want to leave," Kirby told the television network.