May 2023 Mayo shelling: Difference between revisions

| title = May 2023 Mayo shelling

| location = [[Mayo, Khartoum]], [[Sudan]]

| date = May 31, 2023

| partof = [[BattleWar ofcrimes Khartoum (2023)|Battle of Khartoum]] ofduring the [[WarSudanese incivil Sudanwar (20232023–present)]]

| fatalities = 2718–27

| injuries = 106100–106

| perpetrator = [[Sudanese Armed Forces]] (alleged by locals)

On May 31, 2023, shelling from the [[Al-Shajara, Khartoum|El Shajara]] neighborhood of [[Khartoum]] hit the neighborhood of [[Mayo, Khartoum|Mayo]], south of [[Khartoum]], [[Sudan]], during the [[Battle of Khartoum (2023)|Battle of Khartoum]]. Twenty-sevenEighteen to 27 people were killed, and over 106100 were injured. The shelling wasresulted in the largest single-event death toll since the [[WarSudanese incivil Sudanwar (20232023–present)|war]] began on April 15.

The [[WarSudanese incivil Sudanwar (20232023–present)|2023 war in Sudan]] began on April 15, 2023, after the paramilitary [[Rapid Support Forces]] (RSF) attempted to overthrow the Sudanese government led by [[Abdel Fattah al-Burhan]]. The coup attempt plunged the Sudanese capital Khartoum and it'sits two sister cities, [[Omdurman]] and [[Khartoum North|Bahri]], into grueling urban warfare. The [[Mayo, Khartoum|Mayo]] neighborhood, south of Khartoum, became a haven for internally displaced Khartoum residents as it was largely unaffected by the warring parties.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Salih |first=Zeinab Mohammed |date=2023-06-01 |title=Sudan: 27 reported killed in shelling of market in poor area south of Khartoum |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/01/sudan-19-killed-in-shelling-of-market-in-poor-area-south-of-khartoum |access-date=2023-09-29 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The [[Al-Shajara, Khartoum|al-Shajara]] neighborhood was one of the last places under Sudanese Army control in Khartoum proper.<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Salih |first=Zeinab Mohammed |date=2023-06-01 |title=Sudan: 27 reported killed in shelling of market in poor area south of Khartoum |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/01/sudan-19-killed-in-shelling-of-market-in-poor-area-south-of-khartoum |access-date=2023-09-29 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

The two sides agreed to a ceasefire on May 20, but it was violated repeatedly. The ceasefire was extended on May 29, and sporadic clashes occurred leading up to the shelling.<ref name=":10" />

The shelling reportedly came from SAF-controlled al-Shajara neighborhood.<ref name=":0" /> Six tank shells from the neighborhood hit Marketthe 6Souq Sitta market, in Mayo neighborhood.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amgad |date=2023-06-01 |title=SAF withdraws from Jeddah talks as Sudan violence continues |url=https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/saf-withdraws-from-jeddah-talks-as-sudan-violence-continues |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Dabanga Radio TV Online |language=en-GB}}</ref> Residents reported that the shelling hit several other areas, including parts of [[Yarmouk Military Industrial Complex|Yarmouk]] neighborhood, al-Andalus al-Harat neighborhoods, and parts of al-Azhari neighborhood.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=مسكين |first=خواجة |title=Aftermath of the Attack on Strategia |url=https://sudanwarmonitor.com/p/aftermath-of-the-attack-on-strategia |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=sudanwarmonitor.com |language=en}}</ref> The dead and injured were ushed to Bashaer Governmental Teaching Hospital, one of few left open in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-01 |title=Sudan: Heavy bombing south of Khartoum leaves 17 dead |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230601-sudan-heavy-bombing-south-of-khartoum-leaves-17-dead/ |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=Middle East Monitor}}</ref> Initially, seventeen people were reported killed, with 106 injured.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nashed |first=Mat |title=Residents brace for Sudan army’sarmy's recapture of Khartoum from RSF |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/6/3/residents-brace-for-sudan-armys-recapture-of-khartoum-from-rsf |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> The toll later rose to 27 killed, with doctors claiming it could go higher due to lack of medical services.18<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-01 |title=Sudan conflict: Rockets hit Khartoum market as talks collapse |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65777311 |access-date=2023-09-29}}</ref> to 27<ref name=":0"/> killed, with doctors claiming it could go higher due to lack of medical services.

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