the first batch of egyptian armed forces personnel who have been apprehended have already returned to Cairo on board of Egyptian Air Force plane on Wednesday. Daily News Egypt has learned that evacuation operations are being carried out by Egyptian General Intelligence Service (GIS) Special Forces Unit in cooperation with the Egyptian Armed Forces. The Egyptian Armed Forces are coordinating with the various competent authorities in Sudan to secure the safe return of all members of the Egyptian armed forces to the homeland, the army spokesperson said in a Wednesday statement. On Monday, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi chaired a meeting of the Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces on Monday to discussed the developments. Egyptian troops present in Sudan for training purposes only and not to support any party, the president stated.


Source:   Daily News Egypt
April 20, 2023 11:23 UTC