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Sudan: The Impact of RSF's Capture of Wad Medani

All Africa 23 Dec 2023
Over a quarter million civilians have fled Sudan's Al-Jazeera State, the UN reports, after four days of fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces last weekend ....
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UN Security Council expresses its 'concern' about the spread of violence in Sudan

LBC International 23 Dec 2023
A spokesman for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Stephane Dujarric, said Thursday, "According to the International Organization for Migration, up to 300,000 people have fled Wad Medani in the state of Al-Jazira in a new wave of displacement on a large scale.".
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UN reports surge of refugee arrivals in South Sudan from Sudan

People Daily 23 Dec 2023
UNITED NATIONS, Dec ... This comes as the war in Sudan spreads to the south and east of the country, amid fierce fighting in Wad Medani over the past week, said OCHA ... Across the country, some 4.6 million people have received some form of humanitarian assistance and protection services as of September ... .
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UN says up to 300,000 Sudanese fled their homes after a notorious group seized their ...

Decatur Daily 22 Dec 2023
The fighting erupted in the city of Wad Medani, the provincial capital of Jazeera province, after the Rapid Support Forces attacked the city earlier this month. The RSF said that it took over Wad Medani earlier this week, and the military said that its troops withdrew from the city, and an investigation was opened.
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Sudan Militia Takes Towns That Were Seen as Havens From War

Wall Street Journal 22 Dec 2023
Many people displaced from Wad Medani had already fled Khartoum earlier in the conflict. .
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UN says up to 300,000 Sudanese fled their homes after a notorious group seized their safe haven

Jamaica Observer 21 Dec 2023
The fighting erupted in the city of Wad Medani, the provincial capital of Jazeera province, after the Rapid Support Forces attacked the city earlier this month. The RSF said that it took over Wad Medani earlier this week, and the military said that its troops withdrew from the city, and an investigation was opened.
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Sudan’s RSF deputy commander vows to take remaining provinces

The National 21 Dec 2023
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group RSF has said it aims to take all remaining provinces in the country, days after its seizure of Wad Medani, the capital of the Al Gezira province ... The latest remarks comes a few days after fierce clashes broke out between the two sides in Wad Medani, Sudan's breadbasket.
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Spread of Fighting in Sudan Displaces 150,000 Children, UNICEF Says

Beijing News 21 Dec 2023
The development came as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces announced they had taken control of Wad Medani from the army. UNICEF said in a statement that Wad Medani is a key hub of resources in the region and was hosting hundreds of thousands of children who had already fled from other parts of Sudan ... ....
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Explainer: What is Happening in Sudan?

Egyptian Streets 20 Dec 2023
The once-safe haven of Wad ... “We urge the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan to cease their advance in Gezira State immediately and to refrain from attacking Wad Medani,� US Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement on 16 December.
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Sudan: UN Alarmed By Fighting in Sudan As 250,000 Flee

All Africa 20 Dec 2023
OCHA is alarmed by the ongoing fighting in Wad Medani, in the southeastern state of Aj Jazirah ....
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The Post-Star 20 Dec 2023
CAPITOL RIOT ... Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. PRESIDENT SLAIN ... WATER RECYCLING ... SUDAN CONFLICT. Sudan's powerful paramilitary force said Tuesday it took the strategic city of Wad Medani, a haven for hundreds of thousands of displaced people, as the Rapid Support Forces and army battle for control of the country. People are also reading… ... IRAQ ELECTIONS ... .
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Sudan's RSF captures Wad Medani as up to 300,000 flee violence

The National 19 Dec 2023
The central Sudanese city of Wad Medani has fallen to Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, the paramilitary group announced on Tuesday, opening a new front in its eight-month war with the national army ... Wad Medani is the capital of Al Gezira state, Sudan's breadbasket and gateway to the east and south of the vast Afro-Arab country.
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Civilians flee from paramilitary RSF’s attacks on second Sudanese city

Business Day 19 Dec 2023
Cairo/Dubai — As many as 300,000 people have fled fighting on a new front in Sudan’s war, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Monday, as fighters from a paramilitary force battling the army for eight months advanced into the city of Wad Medani.
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Paramilitary force takes city in heart of Sudan's breadbasket, 300,000 flee

The Keene Sentinel 19 Dec 2023
Sami Atabani, a Canadian citizen whose adopted sister had sought refuge in Wad Medani, told The Post that she had messaged him to say that there were no seats on any vehicles heading out of town ... safety in Wad Medani from Khartoum, posted an impassioned plea for help moving them.
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Sudan's conflict reaches a key city that had been a haven for many. Aid groups ...

Killeen Daily Herald 19 Dec 2023
Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, leader of the Rapid Support Forces, announced that they had taken the city of Wad Medani about 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of Khartoum ... The conflict began encroaching on Wad Medani early this month as RSF troops advanced ... Wad Medani is the capital.

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