Tag: Civilian casualties
Tactical failures worsen explosive ordnance risks for civilians
Insight Myanmar Haphazard landmine use and explosive ordnance failures by conflict actors in Myanmar are further endangering civilians, in some cases because of a lack...
Artillery Strikes Kill Monk and Displaced Woman in Mongkut
A Buddhist monk was killed instantly, and a displaced woman later died after heavy artillery shells struck eastern Mongkut (Mogok), a town on the...
Three Displaced Women Killed by Junta–PNO Shelling in Pai Khun Township
Three internally displaced women were killed in Pai Khun (Pekon) Township, Southern Shan State, near the Karenni border, after junta troops and the Pa-O...
Women Suffer the Brutality of “Operation 1027”
“That day, I thought we were going to die from the gunfire.” When a heavy shell landed in front of *Nang Lao Kham’s house, it...
Airstrike on Namhsan Township Leaves One Teen Dead, One Injured
A junta airstrike on Monday morning killed a teenage girl and injured another in Namhsan Township, southern Shan State, as the military continues to...
ENACT UNITY OR FACE ANNIHILATION: “United we stand, divided we fall”...
As State Security and Peace Commission (SSPC) or Myanmar military junta achieve some headway recapturing some towns from the anti-junta resistance forces, Ethnic Armed...
Junta Intensifies Airstrikes Across Shan, Hitting Four Townships in First Week...
The Myanmar military junta has escalated its aerial attacks in Shan State, carrying out airstrikes on at least four townships — Mongkut (Mogok), Namtu,...
Civilians Caught in Crossfire as Junta Advances Toward Kyaukme
"I first heard the loud buzzing of a drone, and shortly after, a huge explosion. Smoke rose from the market area where a bomb...
Landmine Explosions Claim Two Lives in Kyaukme, Injure Others in Nawnghkio
Two civilians were killed in separate landmine explosions in Kyaukme Township, Shan State, on September 29, according to local charitable groups. At around 10:00 AM,...
Civilian Killed, Returnee Maimed by Landmine Amid Clashes in Kyaukme
A villager was shot dead and another seriously injured by a landmine as clashes between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and junta forces...
