January 11, 2025 (WAD MADANI) – Sudanese army forces have freed a group of prisoners held for months by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Wad Madani, the capital of Al Jazirah state in central Sudan, the army said on Saturday. The army and allied fighters retook Wad Madani on Saturday morning after crossing the Hantoub Bridge from the east. The RSF had used the bridge to seize control of the city in late 2023. The army said in a statement it had “liberated several prisoners held in RSF prisons in Wad Madani for several months, where they were denied access to food and medical treatment.” Army command had ordered that the prisoners be safely transported and provided with medical and nutritional care before being handed over to their families, it added. Released detainees were found in extremely poor health, showing clear signs of illness and severe hunger, and were transferred to medical facilities before being reunited with their families, witnesses said. The Al Jazirah Observatory, a local rights monitor, condemned the RSF’s detention and mistreatment of prisoners. In a statement seen by Sudan Tribune, the group said, “Following the army’s recapture of Wad Madani, the severe suffering endured …

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