After the army took over Wad Madani... hope amidst IDP for the end of the war and return
Moatinoon - Agencies
Displaced persons and citizens in several cities within the Sudan under the control of the armed forces and cities outside the Sudan celebrated recent developments on the ground following the restoration of control by the Sudanese army of parts of the state of Al-Jazeera, including the state capital, the city of Wade Madani.
Citizens expressed their joy and hope for the end of the war and their willingness to return to their areas after a long months of displacement following the outbreak of the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces on April 15, 2023.
On Saturday, the Sudanese army regained control of the central city of Wade Madani, the capital of the island state, after being under the control of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for more than a year.
Since April 2023, a war between the army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces led by his former deputy Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo has killed tens of thousands and displaced more than 12 million Sudanese.
The war caused the worlds largest displacement crisis and a major humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations, which estimates that more than 30 million Sudanese, more than half of them children, need assistance after 20 months of war.
The army published a video in which soldiers appeared inside the city of Wade Madani, the capital of Al Jazeera State, a commercial and agricultural centre controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since December 2023.
Reuters said that taking back control of the islands entire state would mark a turning point in the war.
In a speech posted on Telegram, RSF Commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemeti, admitted defeat.
The army intensified its campaign to regain control of the islands state in the past few months after extending its control over Sennar State in the south.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched attacks on several villages and towns in Hajirah, which, after being controlled, claimed civilian lives, as well as burned fields and looted hospitals, markets and flooded irrigation canals to the flood.
RSF faced charges for field killings, rampant looting, systematic sexual violence and the blockade of entire cities.
The United States said last week that the RSF had "committed genocide" in Darfur and imposed sanctions on its leader, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
