Sudan rescues five Egyptian soldiers that went missing on the border with Libya

Sudanese security forces helped rescue five Egyptian soldiers, including an officer, who had gone missing while on patrol in the Egypt-Libya-Sudan border area. A spokesman for Sudan’s security and intelligence agency, told reporters in Khartoum that the soldiers, including an officer, were freed Monday in a special operation by Sudanese forces, according to the AP. Egyptian Armed Forces spokesperson Tamer El Refai thanked Sudanese security forces in a statement on Monday. Neither side stated how or when the soldiers went missing.