Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has confirmed that some Egyptian soldiers are in neighbouring Sudan but are not involved in the ongoing fighting.

He said they were there as part of a joint training initiative and not taking sides in the conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group.

The RSF posted a video on Twitter on Saturday of what it said were Egyptian soldiers “turning themselves in” at the Merowe military air base in northern Sudan.

“I hope we retrieve these forces at the fastest earliest time,” Mr Sisi said.

The president made the comments during a meeting with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Monday, part of which was broadcast on the privately owned Extra News TV.

He said Egypt would not interfere in Sudan’s “internal affairs”, but added it could play a role in mediating between factions “to encourage them to cease fire”.

Source: BBC