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Wad Madani, Sudan (AFP) Dec 18, 2023 - Sudanese paramilitaries on Monday pressed deeper into the former safe haven of Wad Madani, the capital of Al-Jazira state where they also seized the town of Rufaa, witnesses said.
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Sudanese paramilitaries on Monday pressed deeper into the former safe haven of Wad Madani, the capital of Al-Jazira state where they also seized the town of Rufaa, witnesses said.The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) "took control of Rufaa", 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Wad Madani, the witnesses told AFP. They said the RSF took over "the army headquarters, the police office, and the hospital after a clash that lasted for one hour" in the town.
Sudanese paramilitaries on Monday pressed deeper into the former safe haven of Wad Madani, the capital of Al-Jazira state where they also seized the town of Rufaa, witnesses said.It came a day after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces set up a base in Wad Madani, where their offensive has sent thousands fleeing Sudan's second city and former aid hub, many of them already displaced.The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) "took control of Rufaa", 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Wad Madani, the witnesses told AFP.
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