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Mat Nashed

‘Remove him’: Sudan army chief al-Burhan faces calls to go after RSF gains

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan may be more vulnerable after the fall of Wad Madani, according to two Sudanese journalists [File: Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool via Reuters]

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has captured Sudan’s second-largest city, just a day after the army and its supporters prematurely celebrated repelling an attack.

As army soldiers retreated from Wad Madani – once a hub for hundreds of thousands of displaced people – they left civilians behind. The army has released a rare statement acknowledging that its troops withdrew too quickly and promising an investigation, yet their supporters are calling for accountability.

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