( 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 . Read more : President al-Bashir feels heat from 'Sudanese Spring ' 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 . Read more : U.N. peacekeepers killed in Darfur . 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 . CNN 's Nana Karikari-apau contributed to this report .
The two UNAMID police personnel were abducted while on patrol in August . They appear to be unharmed and in good health , UNAMID said . The two Jordanians will be returned home as soon as possible , it said .