On 14 May 2008 the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum issued the following Warden Message for Sudan: “This Warden Message is being issued to alert U.S. citizens of the need to exercise increased caution when traveling within the greater Khartoum area. Although the U.S. Embassy has received no information regarding the threat of continued armed conflict in the greater Khartoum area, the embassy has instructed its staff to avoid travel to Omdurman, with the exception of visits for official business purposes. A curfew remains in place in the central Umbeda district of Omdurman, from 5 p.m. to 6 a.m. The embassy has returned to its regular curfew hours, which are 12 midnight to 5 a.m. every day. The Department of State continues to advise against all travel to Sudan.”