Pictures: Egyptian army personnel arrive in Sudan to take part in ‘Nile Guardians’ joint exercise

CAIRO - 22 May 2021: Egyptian Armed Forces’ personnel arrived in Sudan to take part in joint military maneuver, dubbed Homat Al-Nile (Guardians of the Nile), the military spokesman said on Saturday.

Army personnel of the ground, naval and air forces are taking part in the joint exercise, the spokesman said.

He added that the exercise aims to highlight the level of preparedness of the joint forces and raise the training expertise of both armies.

 

 

Last April, Egyptian Chief of Staff Mohamed Farid and Sudanese counterpart Mohamed Othman al-Hussein attended the conclusion of joint air exercises "Nile Eagles 2" held in Sudan.

The day began by displaying the activities carried out by Egyptian and Sudanese air forces and Special Forces elements since March 31.

Later on, a number of multirole fighter jets were prepared, and took off to mimic accomplishing missions of interception and defense. That is in addition to attack operations against targets in the depth, and in defense of vital targets. Equally, Special Forces carried out a simulation of storming terrorist hideouts.

The spokesman indicated in a statement that the exercises showed the decent level the elements participating in the exercises have attained. He pointed out that those who excelled during the program were honored by the Egyptian and Sudanese chiefs of staff.