Photos: Egyptian, Sudanese chiefs of staff attend closing stage of joint military exercise ‘Guardians of the Nile’

CAIRO – 2 June 2021: Egypt’s Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mohamed Farid and his Sudanese counterpart, Muhammad Othman Al-Hussein, attended the closing activities of the joint military exercise “Homat Al-Nile” (The Guardians of the Nile).

The exercise, which lasted for several days in Sudan, came with the participation of personnel from the ground, naval, air and air defense forces, in addition to the special Thunderbolt forces and Airborne Corps from the two countries, the Egyptian military spokesman said.

The Airborne Corps forces made a joint jump carrying the Egyptian and Sudanese flags to show the high level of harmony between the special forces of both countries in carrying out the tasks with high precision and efficiency.

Helicopters also carried out joint operations to raid hostile targets and also carried out search and rescue operations, the spokesman said.

Naval forces of both countries also carried out a number of activities, including raiding some vital targets.

Delivering a speech, Farid conveyed the greetings of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki to the political and military leaderships in Sudan.

Farid highlighted the high military readiness of the forces participating in the training, which confirms the two countries’ ability to face threats and challenges facing them.

Hussein and Farid held a bilateral meeting, where they discussed issues of military cooperation during the coming period. They also discussed the ongoing security and military challenges and threats, according to the spokesman.

Hussein gave a speech hailing the special level shown by the forces that participated in the training, stressing the depth of the Egyptian-Sudanese relations.

He expressed aspiration that the coming period witnesses further military cooperation between the two countries.