Wad Madani - Wikipedia
Wad Madani (Arabic: ود مدني, romanized: Wad Madanī), Wad Medani or Madani is the capital of the Al Jazirah state in east-central Sudan. [1] Wad Madani lies on the west bank of the Blue Nile, nearly 85 miles (136 km) southeast of Khartoum. [2] It is linked by rail to Khartoum and is the center of a cotton-growing region.
How strategic is Wad Madani city, retaken by Sudanese army?
5 days ago · 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).
Celebrations in Sudan's Wad Madani as army takes over strategic …
4 days ago · Civilians and soldiers celebrated in Wad Madani, the capital of Sudan's El Gezira state, after it was recaptured by the Sudanese army from the paramilitary Rapid Support Services, marking a ...
Why recapturing Wad Madani is crucial for Sudan's Army
5 days ago · Sudan’s army recaptured the strategic city of Wad Madani, capital of Al-Jazira state, on Saturday. The city is located some 200 km (124 miles) southeast of the capital Khartoum. Al-Jazira state has seen some of the bloodiest attacks on civilians and looting of hospitals and markets since Sudan's civil war erupted in April 2023.
Sudanese army capture key city Wad Madani from rebels
6 days ago · The army in Sudan has captured a key central city, one of its biggest gains yet in an almost two-year-long war against rebel forces. ... Wad Madani is the capital of Gezira state, and is 87 miles ...
Wad Madani | Location & Facts | Britannica
Wad Madani, city, southeast-central Sudan. Wad Madani lies on the west bank of the Blue Nile 85 miles (136 km) southeast of Khartoum, at an elevation of 1,348 feet (411 metres). It was a small Egyptian administrative post in the 19th century.
Sudanese army advances to retake city of Wad Madani from RSF
6 days ago · Sudan's army said on Saturday it had entered the central city of Wad Madani and was pushing out its paramilitary rivals the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a step which if completed successfully would ...
Fighting reaches Sudan’s Wad Madani, once considered a ... - ABC News
Dec 20, 2023 · People displaced by the conflict in Sudan walk with their belonging along a road in Wad Madani, the capital of al-Jazirah state, on Dec. 16, 2023. LONDON -- Thousands of people have been forced to flee as fighting reached one of Sudan 's largest cities, Wad Madani.
Sudan conflict: Hundreds of thousands flee Wad Madani safe-haven - UN - BBC
Dec 19, 2023 · At least 250,000 people have fled fighting in a Sudanese state once seen as a safe haven for those escaping the civil war, the UN said. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have advanced...
Thousands flee as war reaches Sudan’s second-largest city
Dec 17, 2023 · Thousands of displaced people have fled the formerly safe city of Wad Madani in Sudan, as the war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) reaches the city.