According to CNN, Two U.N. peacekeepers have been freed in the Darfur region of Sudan more than four months after they were abducted while on patrol, the United Nations said.
Hasan Al-Mazawdeh and Qasim
Al-Sarhan, both Jordanian nationals, were abducted on August 20 in the town of
Kabkabiya, about 87 miles west of El Fasher.
The two police officers
were patrolling the area as part of the joint African Union-United Nations
Mission in Darfur, known as UNAMID, at the time.
Despite their 136 days in
captivity, the two men are apparently unharmed and in good health, according to
a statement from UNAMID. The statement did not give details about what led to
their release on Wednesday.
The two Jordanians will be
flown to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and on to their home country as soon
as possible, the statement said.
UNAMID thanked the
governments of Sudan and Jordan, as well as the governor of North Darfur, for
their help in securing the peacekeepers' release. 
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