Sudan army says its forces enter Wad Madani in push to retake city from RSF
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The military says it is working to ‘clean up the remaining rebel pockets’ inside the capital of Gezira state.
The Sudanese military and allied armed groups have entered Wad Madani and were pushing out the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary from the strategic city in Gezira state, according to the army.
In a statement on Saturday, the armed forces “congratulated” the Sudanese people on “our forces entering the city of Wad Madani this morning” after more than a year of RSF control.
“They are now working to clean up the remaining rebel pockets inside the city,” the statement said.
There was no immediate comment from the RSF.
The office of army-allied government spokesperson and Information and Culture Minister Khalid al-Aiser said the army had “liberated” the city.
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