Tag: Civilian casualties
Children Injured After Handling Unexploded Device in Hsenwi
Four people, including two children, were injured after an unexploded ordnance (UXO) device detonated in Hsenwi Township, northern Shan State, an area currently controlled...
Man Killed Handling Explosive Remnant Left Behind by Conflict
A man was killed in Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State, after an unexploded ordnance (UXO) device he had collected reportedly exploded while he was...
Airstrike on Karenni Detention Center Kills Five, Including Child
An airstrike carried out by the military junta on Detention Center No. 2 in Karenni State killed five people, including women and a child,...
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,...
