Today (Thursday), the Egyptian army announced the details of the return of the detained soldiers from Sudan, confirming that the rest of the elements had secured the arrival of the rest of the elements to the Egyptian embassy in Khartoum, in preparation for their evacuation.
According to a statement by the Egyptian army spokesman, “In light of the current events in Sudanese territory and in close cooperation between the security services of the two countries for the safe return of the Egyptian forces participating in the joint training, the necessary coordination measures were taken yesterday (Wednesday) with the Sudanese authorities for the landing of 3 military transport planes in one of the two countries.” airports in Sudan.
He added that the task of evacuating the Egyptian forces was carried out under comprehensive security procedures for the forces and taking off from Sudanese territory through 3 successive flights for most of the Egyptian forces and returning them to one of the Egyptian air military bases in Cairo.
He pointed out that "this morning, in coordination with the concerned Sudanese authorities, friendly and brotherly countries, and the International Committee of the Red Cross in Sudan, the rest of the Egyptian armed forces arrived at the Egyptian embassy, in preparation for the procedures for their evacuation from Sudanese territory as soon as the situation stabilizes and appropriate security conditions are available for their return to the homeland."
The statement confirmed the health and safety of the Egyptian personnel who arrived at the homeland, and are located in the Defense Office of the Egyptian Embassy in Khartoum.
Mohamed Hefny (Cairo) @okaz_online