JEM forces entered the city of Omdurman, targeting the Arba'een military base and the Al-Aswat police station.
After recapturing the strategic military airbase at Wadi-Sayedna, Sudanese government soldiers stopped the rebel advance just short of the country's parliament,[REF] and by late afternoon Sudanese TV said that the rebels had been "completely repulsed", while showing live pictures of burnt vehicles and bodies on the street [REF].