May 2023 Mayo shelling: Difference between revisions

| title = May 2023 Mayo shelling

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

| date = May 31, 2023

| partof = [[War crimes during the Sudanese civil war (2023–present)]]

| fatalities = 18–27

| injuries = 100–106

| 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]]. Eighteen to 27 people were killed, and over 100 were injured. The shelling resulted in the largest single-event death toll since the [[Sudanese civil war (2023–present)|war]] began on April 15.

The [[Sudanese civil war (2023–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 its 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=":0"/>

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=":0"/>

The shelling reportedly came from SAF-controlled al-Shajara neighborhood.<ref name=":0"/> Six tank shells from the neighborhood hit the Souq 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'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=aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> The toll later rose to 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.

The following day, local emergency rooms reported further shelling in the area, with five killed and twenty-six injured. Most of the shelling targeted Mayo again, but parts of it hit al-Azhari and [[Yarmouk neighborhoods]].<ref name=":2"/>

== Aftermath ==

As a result of the shelling in Mayo, the United States and Saudi Arabia suspended the extension of the ceasefire resulting from the [[Treaty of Jeddah (2023)|Treaty of Jeddah]] due to "serious violations" by the RSF and SAF.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=بسبب "انتهاكات جسيمة".. تعليق محادثات جدة وعقوبات أميركية على جهات سودانية |url=https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2023/6/2/%d8%a8%d8%b3%d8%a8%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%aa%d9%87%d8%a7%d9%83%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%ac%d8%b3%d9%8a%d9%85%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%82-%d9%85%d8%ad%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%ab%d8%a7%d8%aa |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=aljazeera.net |language=ar}}</ref> The day after the shelling, the United States also announced sanctions on top Sudanese officials.<ref name=":1"/>

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