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Al Jazeera
Urooba Jamal

How strategic is Wad Madani city, retaken by Sudanese army?

People in Port Sudan celebrate after an announcement by the Sudanese army that it took over the city of Wad Madani [Ibrahim Mohammed Ishak/Reuters]

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).

“The leadership of the Armed Forces congratulates our people on the entry of our forces into Wad Madani this morning. They are now working to clean up the remaining rebel pockets inside the city,” an army statement read.

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