Egypt Daily News – Egyptian authorities, in coordination with their counterparts in Sudan, have successfully secured the release of the kidnapped Egyptians. This operation was carried out following directives from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to take the necessary measures to bring back the kidnapped Egyptians from the Rapid Support Forces militia.
Egyptian authorities, in coordination with their counterparts in Sudan, successfully transferred the freed Egyptians from conflict zones in central Khartoum to the city of Port Sudan and ensured their safe return to their homeland.
Details of the Abduction of 7 Egyptians in Sudan a Month Ago, Relatives Accuse the “Rapid Support Forces”
Seven Egyptians were abducted in Sudan a month ago, with their families accusing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of being responsible for the kidnapping.
When the Sudanese war erupted on April 15, survival became the top priority for everyone caught in the conflict—Sudanese, Arabs, and foreign nationals alike. Some managed to escape, abandoning their homes, businesses, and belongings in pursuit of safety. Others, however, had no choice but to stay and face an uncertain fate.
Among those who chose to stay were nine young Egyptian men, who decided to remain in their home in one of Khartoum’s states. Their goal was to protect their business, which they had built and maintained for over 19 years, from looting and destruction.
However, as the security situation worsened, their worst fears came true. A month ago, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stormed their residence and abducted seven of them. Since then, all information regarding their whereabouts has disappeared, leaving their families in distress and uncertainty.
The fate of these kidnapped Egyptians remains unknown, with concerns growing over their safety as Sudan’s conflict continues to escalate.
On June 18, a group of young Egyptians in Al-Lamab Nasser, Khartoum, was preparing to leave in the morning and return to their families in Fayoum, Egypt. They had initially chosen to stay when the Sudanese war broke out, hoping to protect their business from looting. However, as the fighting intensified and danger approached, they finally decided to flee, leaving their goods under the care of two colleagues who lived and worked with them, according to Mohamed Al-Masry, the brother of one of the kidnapped men, who spoke to Masrawy.
For nearly 18 years, Mohamed and his companions had been engaged in the household goods trade, transporting items from Egypt to sell in Sudan. Just three days after the war began, Mohamed decided to return to Egypt, while his brother Ahmed and their friends remained behind to safeguard their merchandise worth millions of Egyptian pounds from theft.
Mohamed, his brother, and two of their relatives had been living in the same house. However, after the war broke out, several other men from their hometown moved in with them for safety. For nearly three months, they guarded their goods, but seven of them eventually decided to book tickets back to Egypt.
On the evening of Tuesday, April 18, the group was shocked when a force from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stormed their home. The soldiers conducted a search and looted some of their personal belongings, including money and mobile phones. According to Mohamed, one of the RSF soldiers asked them why they were still in Sudan and had not returned to Egypt. The young men replied that they had stayed to protect their merchandise and were planning to leave for Egypt in the morning.
The RSF soldiers did not stop at taking their belongings; they ordered them to come along for interrogation. Eight out of the nine young men living in the house were taken—one had gone out for a haircut. Among those present, one young man had a disability in his hands, so the soldiers decided to leave him behind and took the remaining seven, promising to return them in time for their departure.
When the ninth young man returned home, he found the place completely ransacked and only his disabled friend remaining. Immediately, he contacted their families in Egypt to inform them of what had happened.
“Ahmed Aziz, Imad Hussein, Majid Hussein, Mohamed Shaaban, Ali Abdelkarim, Abdelkader Ajami, and Farag Allam”—seven Egyptian young men aged between 35 and 40—remain missing to this day. Their families have reached out to officials at the Egyptian embassy in Sudan and the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, awaiting any information about their loved ones.
On April 15, violent clashes erupted between the Sudanese army, led by Al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, led by Hemedti, in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. The fighting continues to this day, leaving behind thousands of casualties, including both dead and injured.
