Gezira

American

[juh-zeer-uh] / dʒəˈzɪər ə /

noun

a region in central Sudan, S of Khartoum, between the Blue Nile and the White Nile: a former province.

Gezira British

/ dʒəˈzɪərə /

noun

a region of the E central Sudan between the Blue and White Niles: site of a large-scale irrigation system

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Beyond the capital, the army has also won near total control of the crucial state of Gezira.

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But, after winning back near total control of the crucial state of Gezira, the army believes it now has the momentum to take the capital too, and break the RSF's almost two-year siege.

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He did not comment about the concerns raised by South Sudan, and whether the investigation would focus on alleged atrocities elsewhere in Gezira.

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The Sudanese armed forces on Tuesday condemned what it called "individual violations" in some parts of Gezira state, and promised that those responsible would be held accountable.

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On 20 October, the Sudanese military announced that Abu Keikal, a senior commander with the RSF in Gezira state, had defected to them along with a sizeable number of his forces.

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