Celebrations in Port Sudan as army advances to retake city of Wad Madani from RSF
Civilians and soldiers in Port Sudan celebrated on Saturday after the country's army announced that it had advanced to retake the city of Wad Madani from paramilitary rivals, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Soldiers were carried on the shoulders of crowds in the country's de facto capital and the seat of the army-controlled government.
Sudan's army said on Saturday it had entered the central city of Wad Madani and was pushing out the RSF, a step which if completed successfully would be its biggest gain in near two years of war.
The army posted a video appearing to show troops inside the city, which is the capital of El Gezira state, an agricultural and trading hub that has been held by the RSF since December 2023.
Recapture of the state as a whole could mark a turning point in the war that began in April 2023 over disputes on the integration of the two forces, which has created one of the world's largest humanitarian crises with the displacement of more than 12 million people and half the population facing hunger.
(Source: Reuters)
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