The Egyptian army said on Thursday that three flights carrying its troops had arrived at a Cairo airbase from Sudan the previous day, confirming an earlier statement by the Sudanese Armed Forces on the return of the soldiers to Egypt. In a statement, the army also said that other Egyptian troops still in Sudan had reached Egypt's embassy in Khartoum in coordination with the International Committee of the Red Cross. Earlier, Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which is battling the Sudanese army, said it had handed over 27 Egyptian soldiers in its custody to the Red Cross on Thursday morning. An Egyptian army spokesperson said in a statement that all members of the Egyptian military, even the ones still at the embassy in Sudan, are safe and in good health. The Egyptian troops had been in Sudan to take part in training exercises. The Sudanese army had earlier in a statement blamed the Rapid Support Forces for holding 28 members of the Egyptian forces. Late on Wednesday, the Sudanese army said 177 members of the Egyptian Air Force troops were evacuated to Egypt. Later, the RSF said it had handed over 27 Egyptian soldiers in its custody to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Thursday morning. The RSF hailed in its statement the efforts of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, describing them as “all brethren and friendly countries” who contacted their leadership regarding the Egyptian troops.