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Egyptian army says soldiers stuck in Sudan back home or at embassy

Egyptian army says soldiers stuck in Sudan back home or at embassy

THREE flights carrying 177 Egyptian troops from Sudan have arrived in Cairo and a separate group of 27 air force personnel are in the care of the Egyptian embassy in Sudan, according to military statements. Sudan's capital, Khartoum, and its sister cities Omdurman and Bahri have been rocked by fierce battles between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), leaving many stranded and causing food supplies to run short. The RSF said it had detained 27 Egyptian air force personnel after storming Merowe air base in northern Sudan on Saturday. The Sudanese army released a statement on Thursday correcting an…
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Egyptian troops held in Sudan were not there to support any party -Sisi

Egyptian troops held in Sudan were not there to support any party -Sisi

EGYPT President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egyptian troops held in Sudan were merely there to conduct exercises with their Sudanese counterparts and not to support any of the warring parties. After clashes erupted across Sudan between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army on Saturday, the RSF shared a video they said showed Egyptian troops who had "surrendered" to them in the northern town of Merowe, about halfway between the Sudanese capital Khartoum and the border with Egypt. The video showed a number of men dressed in army fatigues crouched on the ground and speaking to members of the RSF,…
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