Wad Madani (Arabic: ود مدني, romanized: Wad Madanī; also spelled Wad Medani and known simply as Madani) is a city in eastern Sudan and the capital of the Al Jazirah state. [1] Wad Madani lies on the west bank of the Blue Nile, nearly 85 miles (136 km) southeast of Khartoum. [2]

Jan 12, 2025 · 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).

Jan 13, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 24, 2025 · 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.

Jan 11, 2025 · Videos circulating online showed the army entering Wad Madani, which lies about 100 miles south of the capital. Local media reported that fighters with the paramilitary group, known as the Rapid ...

Jan 11, 2025 · 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...

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.

Jan 15, 2025 · Footage purporting to show soldiers shooting unarmed civilians, in some cases execution-style, began circulating online after Wad Medani, the capital of Al Gezira, south of Khartoum, was retaken. In one video, soldiers are seen throwing a young man off a bridge and then shooting at him repeatedly as he falls into the water.

Jan 13, 2025 · The Sudanese army has announced a major breakthrough in the country’s nearly two-year war, declaring victory in the pivotal city of Wad Madani. Celebratory footage circulating on social media shows residents cheering as troops entered the urban center, which is located 140 kilometers south of Khartoum in Al Jazira State.

Feb 2, 2025 · The Sudanese army formed a committee to investigate the attacks in Wad Madani. The credibility of these investigation is questionable, however, given that the committee is composed of army loyalists.