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 would be its biggest gain in nearly two years of war.

The Sudanese military and allied armed groups have entered Wad Madani and were pushing out the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary from the strategic city in Gezira state, according to the army.

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.