December 4, 2024 (WAD MADANI) – The Sudanese military and allied forces continued their offensive Wednesday to reclaim Wad Madani, the capital of Al Jazirah state. They advanced from the southwest and east against the entrenched Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Sources told Sudan Tribune that the army, supported by a joint force of allied militias and the Sudan Shield Forces under the command of Abu Aqla Kakil, seized control of the town of Wad al-Mahdi and its strategic bridge on the Wad Madani-Gadarif road, approximately 12 miles east of the state capital. The Wad al-Mahdi resistance committees released a statement confirming the army’s success: “The armed forces managed this afternoon to liberate and recover the Wad al-Mahdi area and bridge from the militia.” Local sources indicate that residents have largely deserted Wad al-Mahdi since the RSF occupied the town and the Umm al-Qura local government headquarters. Eyewitnesses along the western Khartoum-Wad Madani road told Sudan Tribune they observed an RSF convoy travelling from Khartoum late Tuesday, apparently bringing reinforcements to the embattled forces in Al Jazirah state. On the western front, sources reported that the army, advancing from Al Manaqil, reached and secured Bridges 57, 91, and Al-Mukhairef. These bridges …

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