The Sudanese army announces the evacuation of 177 members of the Egyptian Air Force

The Sudanese army announced the evacuation of 177 members of the technical crews of the Egyptian Air Force who were being held by the Rapid Support Forces in Marawi to Cairo.

A spokesman for the army, Nabil Abdullah, said – in a statement yesterday evening, Wednesday – “In coordination between the Sudanese and Egyptian sides, today 177 technical crews of the Egyptian Air Force who had been detained in Marawi during the outbreak of the Rapid Support Rebellion were evacuated to Egypt from Dongo Airport, according to Route 4 Egyptian military transport aircraft.

He stated that the presence of these crews belonging to the Egyptian Air Force had taken place according to a training protocol that was signed between the two countries in 2018, according to which joint exercises are conducted between the two air forces in the two countries alternately.

“A new round of the (Nile Protectors) exercise was scheduled for next May,” the spokesman added.

On Wednesday evening, Egyptian media reported the arrival of the first batch of Egyptian soldiers who were being held in Sudan to Cairo, indicating that the second batch would be within hours.