Egypt confirms return of 'most soldiers' held in Sudan

The Egyptian soldiers had been in Sudan as part of joint training exercises, the president of Egypt had stated earlier in the week.

Egypt confirms return of 'most soldiers' held in Sudan

As the paramilitary group fights the Sudanese army for a sixth day, the Egyptian army has confirmed the return of the majority of its soldiers detained by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of Sudan.

According to a recent Facebook post by Egypt's military spokesman, three Egyptian military transport aircraft landed at a facility in Sudan on Wednesday to evacuate the personnel, who were described as being "safe and in good health" after their evacuation.

He mentioned that "comprehensive security" had been used for the evacuation, and that the three flights had landed in Cairo at an Egyptian military base.

The official further stated that the remaining soldiers, who had been safely transported to Egypt's embassy in Sudan's capital city of Khartoum, will be evacuated "once the situation stabilizes and the convenient security conditions allow their return to the country".