Egypt, Sudan conduct joint military drills
Egypt and Sudan carry out joint military training, further deepening their military ties, amid the faltering negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Egypt and Sudan are holding joint military exercises that will run until Nov. 26, the latest indication of deepening military ties between the two neighbors sharing the Nile.
Units from Egypt's air force and Saiqa (Thunderbolt) commando forces arrived at Sudan's Lt. Gen. Awad Khalafallah Air Base in Merowe, northern Khartoum, to start the joint military exercises Nov. 14, the Egyptian army said.
These first-time joint air maneuvers, dubbed Nile Eagles-1, have the aim of boosting joint military cooperation between the two countries, and enhance the ability to conduct joint air operations using various air weapons, according to a statement by Egyptian army spokesman Brig. Gen. Tamer al-Rifai.
The exercises come as tensions have risen with Ethiopia over its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project.
