Airstrikes in Central Myanmar Kill Civilians, Injure Dozens
The attacks targeted Chatkan village in Pauk Township, Magway Region, on Tuesday. “One of the bombs landed on a shop, killing five people instantly,” a humanitarian worker in Chatkan said, noting that three of the injured were in “critical condition” and that ten others were also hurt.
The area is partially controlled by the People’s Defense Force (PDF), the armed wing of Myanmar’s National Unity Government formed in 2021 to resist the military junta after the February 1, 2021 coup.
Earlier this month, the PDF reported killing at least 18 junta soldiers in Pauk’s Thichauk village, while over 5,000 residents were displaced by airstrikes and clashes in the region.
Last month, the UN reported that at least 170 civilians died during more than 400 aerial attacks conducted around Myanmar’s election period.
Ethnic violence and civil conflict continue to escalate nearly four years after the military takeover ousted the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League of Democracy, plunging the country into prolonged emergency rule.
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