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Gezira (Arabic: ولاية الجزيرة, romanized: Wilāyat Al Ǧazīra), also spelt Al Jazirah, Al Jazeera and Al Jazira, is one of the 18 states of Sudan. The state lies between the Blue Nile and the White Nile in the east-central region of the country. The state has a population of 5,096,920 as of 2018, [3] and an area of 27,549 km 2. [4]
In October 2024, top RSF commander Abu Aqlah Keikel who took control of Gezira State defected to the Sudanese Armed Forces.In retaliation, several RSF militants began to trek across northern and eastern Gezira State to target civilians starting on 20 October 2024, [5] destroying and pillaging several villages and towns in their path.
De facto leader of Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan regularly made visits to southern cities that served as training hubs for new SAF recruits, including Wad Madani. [11] Gezira is Sudan's most fertile state, producing much of the country's agricultural products, including half of its total wheat, making the state a major food source for the ...
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 ...
The Wad Al-Noora massacre started at around 05:00 (GMT+2) on 5 June 2024, when the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked the village of Wad Al-Noora in Al-Jazira state twice, killing at least 100 civilians. The massacre followed after the RSF sieged and opened fire on the village. [1]
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]
The nearly year-long conflict between Sudan’s military and paramilitary forces has put the African nation on course to become the world’s worst hunger crisis with malnutrition soaring and ...
7 January – The United States officially declares that the Rapid Support Forces are committing genocide in Sudan and imposes sanctions on its leader, Hemedti. [1] 11 January – The Sudanese Armed Forces says it has retaken control of Wad Madani, the capital of Gezira State. from the RSF. [2]