Sudan army pushing out its paramilitary rivals the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
said on Saturday it had entered the central city of Wad Madani and was pushing out its paramilitary rivals the Rapid Support Forces , a step which if completed successfully would be its biggest gain in nearly two years of war.
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.
In a speech shared on Telegram, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the leader of the RSF – also known as Hemedti – acknowledged defeat but insisted that the battle was not over.
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