How strategic is Wad Madani city, retaken by Sudanese army?
Jan 12, 2025 · Sudan’s army has recaptured Wad Madani, a strategically important city some 200km (124 miles) southeast of the capital Khartoum, in a major blow to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF ...
Sudanese army capture key city Wad Madani from rebels - BBC News
Jan 12, 2025 · Footage on social media showed people celebrating in the streets as army soldiers entered the city of Wad Madani. The leader of paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Gen Mohamed...
Sudan conflict: Hundreds of thousands flee Wad Madani safe-haven - UN - BBC
Dec 19, 2023 · At least 250,000 people have fled fighting in a Sudanese state once seen as a safe haven for those escaping the civil war, the UN said. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have advanced...
Thousands flee as war reaches Sudan’s second-largest city
Dec 17, 2023 · Thousands of displaced people have fled the formerly safe city of Wad Madani in Sudan, as the war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) reaches the city.
Fighting reaches Sudan’s Wad Madani, once considered a ... - ABC News
Dec 20, 2023 · Local authorities have announced a state of emergency, imposing a curfew in Wad Madani effective from Dec. 15 until further notice.
Sudanese Army Advances to Retake City of Wad Madani From RSF
Jan 11, 2025 · CAIRO (Reuters) -Sudan's army said on Saturday it had entered the central city of Wad Madani and was pushing out its paramilitary rivals the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a step which if...
Sudan military retakes Wad Medani from RSF rebels | AP News
Jan 11, 2025 · CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military and its allies have taken back a strategic city from the rebel Rapid Support Forces, officials said Saturday, dealing a major blow to the notorious paramilitary group which the United States accused of committing genocide in the country’s ongoing civil war.
Sudan’s Army Faces Scrutiny After Major City Falls to Rival Forces ...
Dec 20, 2023 · The capture by paramilitary forces of Wad Madani, a strategic city in the country’s agricultural region, marks a watershed in the civil war that has upended life in the northeast African...
Sudan war: General Burhan blames fall of Wad Madani on 'negligence' - BBC
Sudan's army chief has lambasted "negligent" commanders after a rival paramilitary group captured the strategic city of Wad Madani. The army had been criticised for leaving the capital of...
Celebrations in Sudan's Wad Madani as army takes over strategic …
Jan 13, 2025 · Civilians and soldiers celebrated in Wad Madani, the capital of Sudan's El Gezira state, after it was recaptured by the Sudanese army from the paramilitary Rapid Support Services, marking a...