Egypt looks to expand counter-terrorism cooperation with Sudan
Egypt is seeking greater cooperation with Sudan’s transitional authorities to track down terrorist elements, including Islamic State and those affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood .
CAIRO — Sudanese security forces, led by the country's intelligence services, have been cracking down on Islamic State (IS) members over the past weeks.
Five members of the Sudanese intelligence service were killed Sept. 28 during a raid on a terrorist cell in Jabra neighborhood, south of the capital Khartoum.
According to preliminary information, most of the members of the cell were Egyptian. Among those detained were five Egyptian nationals who had illegally entered Sudan in 2013. One of them was a young woman who, according to social media accounts, was forcibly disappeared in April 2019.
Other media reports claimed that one of the arrested members of the terror cell was involved in the deadly explosion at the Mansoura security directorate in Egypt in December 2013 and had escaped to Sudan shortly after.
