khartoumcTypeface:> The army in Sudan says it has captured a key city in the country’s east, one of its biggest gains yet in an almost two-year-long war against rebel forces.
Footage on social media showed people celebrating in the streets as army soldiers entered the city of Wad Madani.
The leader of paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, acknowledged the loss in an audio message.
His admission was angry and rambling, attributing the defeat to the army’s air superiority and use of Iranian-made drones. But he vowed to continue fighting until victory, even if it took another 20 years. Wad Madani is the capital of the state of Al Jazira, and is 140km south of the country’s capital, Khartoum. (Agencies)
