No fresh influx of Myanmar nationals into Mizoram after air strike: Official
1 year, 8 months ago

No fresh influx of Myanmar nationals into Mizoram after air strike: Official

Hindustan Times  

AIZAWL: There has not been any fresh influx of Myanmar nationals into Mizoram following an air strike in the Sagaing area of the neighbouring country, a senior state government official said on Friday. Independent media reports said dozens of villagers in central Myanmar have been killed in an air attack carried out Tuesday by the military government. ”There has been no movement of Myanmar nationals into Mizoram over the past few days on account of the air strike,” the official, who asked not to be identified, said, referring to the April 11 air strike carried out by Myanmar’s military junta in the Sagaing region, which was once a key base for anti-India insurgent groups from the northeastern states. The official death toll in the air strike near a remote Kanbalu township on Tuesday remains unclear, though the shadow National Unity Government has said 165 people, including women and children, were killed.

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A Mizoram lifeline for 4 Myanmar Army rebels
4 weeks ago

A Mizoram lifeline for 4 Myanmar Army rebels

Hindustan Times  

At around 2pm on Monday, four men entered India secretly after a two-day journey — first on foot and later in a van — from Myanmar’s Hakha province to Zohkhawthar, a village in Mizoram along the Indo-Myanmar border. Over the last three years, after the 2021 military coup, around 30,000 Myanmar nationals have entered India and are living in Mizoram. …

Myanmar Airstrikes Indiscriminately Target Civilians a Rights Group Says in a New Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Myanmar Airstrikes Indiscriminately Target Civilians a Rights Group Says in a New Report

Deccan Chronicle  

Bangkok: Myanmar's military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the country’s southeast since the army seized power in early 2021, a rights group said in a report released Friday. Documented airstrikes on villages examined by researchers from the Karen Human Rights Group based in Myanmar's southeast, are emblematic of a broader assault …

Myanmar airstrikes indiscriminately target civilians a rights group says in a new report
1 month, 1 week ago

Myanmar airstrikes indiscriminately target civilians a rights group says in a new report

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the country’s southeast since the army seized power in early 2021, a rights group said in a report released Friday. Documented airstrikes on villages examined by researchers from the Karen Human Rights Group based in Myanmar’s southeast, are emblematic of a broader …

Over 1000 more refugees enter Mizoram as Myanmar fighting intensifies
7 months ago

Over 1000 more refugees enter Mizoram as Myanmar fighting intensifies

Hindustan Times  

SILCHAR: Over 1,000 people from Myanmar have taken refuge in Mizoram’s border district of Champhai after fighting intensified between Myanmar’s rebel forces and the ruling junta, the district administration said on Thursday. Champai: People take part in a rally against scrapping of the Free Movement Regime, at Indo-Myanmar Friendship Gate, at Zokhawthar village along India-Myanmar border, Mizoram, on May 16 …

Reports of army killing of villagers in Myanmar supported by photos and harrowing tale of a survivor
7 months, 1 week ago

Reports of army killing of villagers in Myanmar supported by photos and harrowing tale of a survivor

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Reports that soldiers of Myanmar’s military government last week carried out a massacre of more than 30 civilians in a village in central Myanmar were supported Monday in interviews with a local administrator and a man who says he survived the killings. Thirty-three people, including three 17-year-old boys, two older people and three carpenters from a nearby village, …

Northeastern View | Fresh influx of refugees into southern Mizoram reveals new complications in western Myanmar
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Northeastern View | Fresh influx of refugees into southern Mizoram reveals new complications in western Myanmar

Hindustan Times  

On May 7, The Mizoram Post, citing sources, reported that more than 40 Myanmar nationals had entered a village in southern Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district on 30 April from Paletwa in southern Chin State. However, the Mizoram government and civil society remain wary of the asylum situation, which has put additional stress on the state’s limited finances and public service infrastructure, …

UN ‘alarmed’ by reports of civilian casualties in Myanmar air attacks
9 months ago

UN ‘alarmed’ by reports of civilian casualties in Myanmar air attacks

Al Jazeera  

Continuing air raids in the restive country’s Rakhine state are reported to have killed dozens. Antonio Guterres called for calm late on Monday following reports that continuing air attacks on villages in the restive country’s Rakhine state have killed dozens. Clashes have rocked the western state since the Arakan Army attacked security forces in November, ending a ceasefire that had …

Myanmar military aircraft skids off runway In Mizoram airport, six injured
11 months ago

Myanmar military aircraft skids off runway In Mizoram airport, six injured

Deccan Chronicle  

A Myanmar military aircraft, with 14 passengers including pilots onboard, skidded off the runway at Mizoram's Lengpui Airport on Tuesday. At least six people who were injured have been admitted to Lengpui Hospital, the Mizoram director general of police said.The military aircraft was on a mission to airlift Myanmar army personnel who had sought refuge in the state following intense …

Aircraft to evacuate Myanmar soldiers from Mizoram overshoots runway, eight injured
11 months ago

Aircraft to evacuate Myanmar soldiers from Mizoram overshoots runway, eight injured

The Hindu  

A Myanmar Air Force cargo plane sent to Mizoram to evacuate 92 Myanmarese soldiers overshot the runway of Lengpui Airport near the State’s capital Aizawl on January 23. It was supposed to pick up some 50-60 Myanmar soldiers who crossed over into Lawngtlai district to escape the resistance forces in their country’s Chin State,” a police officer said from Aizawl, …

Myanmar Army plane that came to fetch soldiers who crossed into India for refuge crashes in Mizoram
11 months ago

Myanmar Army plane that came to fetch soldiers who crossed into India for refuge crashes in Mizoram

Firstpost  

A Myanmar Army plane with 14 people, including the pilot, on board crashed at Mizoram’s Lengpui airport on Tuesday. Myanmar soldiers enter India’s Mizoram On Monday, India sent home at least 184 Myanmar army soldiers. An official statement from Assam Rifles confirmed that 276 Myanmar soldiers entered Mizoram on 17 January to take shelter after a gunfight with the rebels …

An air attack in Myanmar kills 17, including children, but the military has denied responsibility
11 months, 2 weeks ago

An air attack in Myanmar kills 17, including children, but the military has denied responsibility

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on a village under the control of the pro-democracy resistance in the country’s northwest have killed at least 17 civilians, including nine children, local residents and a human rights group said Sunday. The country’s independent online media and the BBC’s Myanmar-language service reported the air attack Sunday, but the military government denied responsibility, claiming …

Air strike on Myanmar village kills 15: media
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Air strike on Myanmar village kills 15: media

The Hindu  

At least 15 persons, including children, have been killed in an air strike on a village in northwestern Myanmar, local media said on January 7. The strike hit a village in Khampat Township, Tamu district, at around 10:15 a.m.. Local media outlets put the death toll at 15 people, including children, with 20 wounded. "19 people were killed, including eight …

Over 150 Myanmar soldiers flee to Mizoram village after rebel forces capture camps; some critically injured
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 150 Myanmar soldiers flee to Mizoram village after rebel forces capture camps; some critically injured

Hindustan Times  

As many as 151 Myanmar soldiers fled to Mizoram's Lawngtlai district after their camps in the neighbouring country were overrun by an armed ethnic group, news agency PTI reported citing an Assam Rifles officer said on Saturday. The Myanmarese Army personnel, also known as the ‘Tatmadaw’, fled with their arms and approached the Assam Rifles at Tuisentlang in Lawngtlai district …

Why are people fleeing Myanmar for Mizoram? | Explained
1 year, 1 month ago

Why are people fleeing Myanmar for Mizoram? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: In a spillover of the civil war in Myanmar, 1,500 nationals of India’s neighbouring country, took refuge in Mizoram’s Champhai district early on November 13 following an intense gunfight between the Myanmar Army, and pro-democracy militias in the country’s western Chin State abutting Mizoram. The attacks in Chin State coincidentally followed a major coordinated attack on …

As fighting surges in Myanmar, an airstrike in the west reportedly kills 11 civilians
1 year, 1 month ago

As fighting surges in Myanmar, an airstrike in the west reportedly kills 11 civilians

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on a village in a western region have killed at least 11 civilians, including eight children, a leading opposition group and residents of the area said Friday. Ngai Tam Maung, a deputy minister of the humanitarian affairs and disaster management in the National Unity Government, which leads the opposition to army rule and serves …

Myanmar Nationals Take Shelter In Mizoram's Champhai After Airstrike
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar Nationals Take Shelter In Mizoram's Champhai After Airstrike

ABP News  

Following the recent airstrike by the Myanmar army in the bordering areas along the Indo-Myanmar border, around 5000 Myanmarese who fled from their country have now taken shelter in the Zokhawthar area of Mizoram's Champhai district. #WATCH | Champhai, Mizoram: Myanmar nationals take shelter in the Zokhawthar area after they fled Myanmar following a recent airstrike by the Myanmar army …

Vantage | Why fires of rebellion in Myanmar wont's leave India unscathed
1 year, 1 month ago

Vantage | Why fires of rebellion in Myanmar wont's leave India unscathed

Firstpost  

In the tumultuous landscape of Southeast Asia, Myanmar finds itself entangled in a complex web of conflict. Mizoram, Inspector General of Police, Lalbiakthanga Khiangte, said, “This morning again we still captured two Myanmar army and apart from that another one is also injured, that is already admitted in Champhai Civil Hospital yesterday evening itself. Humanitarian crisis The crisis intensifies as …

Over 5,000 Myanmar nationals enter India amid clashes - Here’s what is happening
1 year, 1 month ago

Over 5,000 Myanmar nationals enter India amid clashes - Here’s what is happening

Live Mint  

More than 5,000 people from Myanmar – including army personnel – have crossed into Mizoram over the past two days amid an intense gunfight. Locals breached the international border on Sunday evening after the People's Defence Force attacked two military bases in Chin state and prompted retaliatory airstrikes. “More than 5,000 people took refuge in two Mizoram villages along the …

Over 2,000 Refugees Flee Into Mizoram As Fresh Armed Struggle Breaks Out In Myanmar
1 year, 1 month ago

Over 2,000 Refugees Flee Into Mizoram As Fresh Armed Struggle Breaks Out In Myanmar

ABP News  

Thousands of Myanmar nationals have entered Mizoram's Champhai district through the international border, following a fresh airstrike by the Myanmar army in the bordering areas along the Indo-Myanmar border. Officers of the Assam Rifles held a key meeting with Mizoram village chiefs and leaders of the Young Mizo Association to discuss the ongoing refugee situation along the border villages, reported …

Nearly 5,000 including 39 Myanmar army personnel cross border amid tensions
1 year, 1 month ago

Nearly 5,000 including 39 Myanmar army personnel cross border amid tensions

Hindustan Times  

Thirty-nine Myanmar army personnel were among the nearly 5,000 citizens of the neighbouring country who entered India since Sunday night following gunfight between rebel outfits and the military and subsequent bombing at two villages across the border close to the Indian side. According to Mizoram Police officials, cadres from rebel outfits like Peoples Defence Force, Chinland Defence Force and Chin …

Myanmar refugees want ration, kids education from new Mizoram government
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar refugees want ration, kids education from new Mizoram government

The Hindu  

A decent two-time meal and good education for children are the expectations of a group of Myanmar citizens, who fled their country and are now taking shelter in Mizoram, from the new government in the northeastern State, where assembly polls are scheduled on November 7. "The expectation from the new Mizoram government is that they continue providing us the ration …

Myanmar’s military is accused of bombing a displacement camp in a northern state, killing about 30
1 year, 2 months ago

Myanmar’s military is accused of bombing a displacement camp in a northern state, killing about 30

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military has been accused of launching an airstrike on a camp for displaced persons in the northern state of Kachin that killed about 30 people, including about a dozen children, Kachin militants and activists and local media said Tuesday. A spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed alarm at the reports of killings and said he …

At least 29 killed in strike on camp for displaced people in Myanmar's Kachin state
1 year, 2 months ago

At least 29 killed in strike on camp for displaced people in Myanmar's Kachin state

ABC  

At least 29 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a military strike on a camp for displaced people in northern Myanmar, a spokesman for an ethnic rebel group that controls the area said. Key points: The shadow government has called the attack a "crime against humanity" Myanmar's ruling military is being blamed for the attack, but a junta …

Manipur, Mizoram differ on Myanmar ‘refugees’
1 year, 2 months ago

Manipur, Mizoram differ on Myanmar ‘refugees’

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Mizoram government has decided against collecting the biometrics and biographical data of ‘refugees’ from Myanmar while its Manipur counterpart has sought more time from the Centre in view of the ongoing Kuki-Meitei conflict to complete the exercise. A Mizoram Home Department official said on Thursday that the State Cabinet decided on Wednesday not to proceed with the proposed …

Mizoram emerges as an island of peace, provides shelter to hapless people, says CM Zoramthanga
1 year, 3 months ago

Mizoram emerges as an island of peace, provides shelter to hapless people, says CM Zoramthanga

India TV News  

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga said that amidst turmoil in certain parts of the northeast region and around it, his state emerged as an island of peace. Around 35,000 Myanmar nationals, including children and women, have taken shelter in Mizoram since February 2021 after the Myanmar military, following a coup, took over the governance there. Over 1,000 tribals have also taken …

40,000 Kukis from Myanmar in Mizoram since 2021, never created any problem: Mizoram MP counters Amit Shah
1 year, 4 months ago

40,000 Kukis from Myanmar in Mizoram since 2021, never created any problem: Mizoram MP counters Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Countering Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement in Parliament last week that Kukis from Myanmar contributed to the present ethnic tension in Manipur, K. Vanlalvena, a Rajya Sabha member from Mizoram said that though his State had sheltered more than 40,000 “refugees” from the neighbouring country since 2021, they had never created any problems. I was asked by our Chief Minister …

Buddhist monk and a child reported among almost a dozen civilians killed in Myanmar airstrikes
1 year, 5 months ago

Buddhist monk and a child reported among almost a dozen civilians killed in Myanmar airstrikes

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on two villages in the country’s north-central region this week killed nearly a dozen civilians, including a Buddhist monk and a child, according to villagers and the head of a local pro-democracy group on Thursday. In the latest deadly aerial attacks, a fighter jet dropped three bombs on Nyaung Kone village’s Buddhist monastery and …

Myanmar: Military fighter jets airstrike on Nyaung Kone village kill 10 civilians, several injured
1 year, 5 months ago

Myanmar: Military fighter jets airstrike on Nyaung Kone village kill 10 civilians, several injured

India TV News  

In yet another incident of airstrikes, the Myanmar junta killed at least ten civilians and injured more than 8 people after military fighter jets dropped multiple bombs on Nyaung Kone village in the northern Sagaing region. Speaking about the incident, Zaw Htet, head of the town’s People’s Administration told CNN that at least three bombs were dropped by a military …

Myanmar opposition outfit calls for action against military junta after air raid kills women and children
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar opposition outfit calls for action against military junta after air raid kills women and children

The Hindu  

The international community should act against the military junta of Myanmar in the backdrop of the latest airstrike in the country’s Sagaing province that killed at least 60 civilians including women and children, Myanmar’s Opposition leaders have said. In a statement sent to The Hindu, the National Unity Consultative Council consisting of the opposition parties and ethnic groups opposed to …

Myanmar’s military junta confirms deadly airstrike on a village, junta says some killed were ‘anti-coup fighters’ but some ‘could be’ civilians
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar’s military junta confirms deadly airstrike on a village, junta says some killed were ‘anti-coup fighters’ but some ‘could be’ civilians

Op India  

Myanmar’s military junta has confirmed a deadly air strike on a village in the country’s centre in the Sagaing region, reported malaymail. He said some of the dead were anti-coup fighters in uniform while acknowledging “there could be some people with civilian clothes.” Sagaing region — near the country’s second-largest city, Mandalay — has put up some of the fiercest …

Airstrikes on Myanmar village feared to have killed 100
1 year, 8 months ago

Airstrikes on Myanmar village feared to have killed 100

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on Tuesday killed as many as 100 people, including many children, who were attending a ceremony held by opponents of army rule, said a witness, a member of a local pro-democracy group and independent media. ’This heinous act by the terrorist military is yet another example of their indiscriminate use of extreme force against …

Myanmar military confirms air raid that killed dozens in Sagaing
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar military confirms air raid that killed dozens in Sagaing

Al Jazeera  

Spokesman admits some of the dead were ‘people in civilian clothes’ after attack on ceremony held by anti-coup group. Myanmar’s military has admitted carrying out an air attack on a community hall in the central Sagaing region that reportedly killed at least 50 people, including women and schoolchildren performing dances. PDF members were killed,” Zaw Min Tun told the military …

Airstrikes on Myanmar village feared to have killed 100
1 year, 8 months ago

Airstrikes on Myanmar village feared to have killed 100

The Hindu  

Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on April 11 killed as many as 100 people, including many children, who were attending a ceremony held by opponents of army rule, said a witness, a member of a local pro-democracy group and independent media. ’This heinous act by the terrorist military is yet another example of their indiscriminate use of extreme force against innocent …

At least 50 people killed as Myanmar military attacks rebel gathering
1 year, 8 months ago

At least 50 people killed as Myanmar military attacks rebel gathering

ABC  

At least 50 people have been killed in central Myanmar in an air strike by the military on an event attended by opponents to its rule, according to media and members of a local resistance movement. Key points: News reports say between 50 and 100 people, including civilians, had died in the attack on Tuesday A member of the local …

At least 40 killed in Myanmar military air attacks
1 year, 8 months ago

At least 40 killed in Myanmar military air attacks

Al Jazeera  

Witnesses and news reports say air raids by fighter aircraft and attack helicopters hit the Sagaing area, which is known for its opposition to military rule. Myanmar’s military has launched air attacks on a central town known to be a bastion of opposition to the coup carried out two years ago. Witnesses and local media said dozens of people were …

Over 200 Myanmarese refugees sought shelter in Mizoram's Champhai after airstrikes: Official
1 year, 11 months ago

Over 200 Myanmarese refugees sought shelter in Mizoram's Champhai after airstrikes: Official

India TV News  

Myanmar refugees: A total of 251 Myanmarese refugees have sought shelter in Mizoram's Champhai district after the recent airstrikes on an insurgent camp by the armed forces of the neighbouring country, an official said on Wednesday. Champhai Deputy Commissioner James Lalrinchhana told news agency PTI that 251 Myanmar citizens have entered India and taken shelter in three villages in Champhai …

Myanmar jets shelled Mizoram border area, claims youth body
1 year, 11 months ago

Myanmar jets shelled Mizoram border area, claims youth body

The Hindu  

An influential Mizoram youth organisation claimed that one of several bombs dropped by the Myanmar military jets on the camp of a pro-democracy extremist group fell on Indian territory, causing some damage and affecting the lives of border villagers. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Tuipuiral Group of the Young Mizo Association said Myanmar jets strafed Camp Victoria, the …

No explosion occurred on Mizoram side during aerial strikes in Myanmar: Assam Rifles
1 year, 11 months ago

No explosion occurred on Mizoram side during aerial strikes in Myanmar: Assam Rifles

The Hindu  

Two days after the Myanmar military reportedly bombed a rebel camp along the country's border with India, with some local leaders claiming that one shell fell in Mizoram's Champai district, the Assam Rifles on January 12 rebuffed the assertion stating that the Indian side was unaffected by the aerial strikes. Manipur extremist groups feeling the heat of Myanmar’s civil war …

Seven Myanmar army personnel killed in ambush, in Manipur, says Federation of Haomi
1 year, 11 months ago

Seven Myanmar army personnel killed in ambush, in Manipur, says Federation of Haomi

The Hindu  

At least seven Myanmar army personnel were killed in an ambush near two villages, on December 27, according to the Federation of Haomi, a civil society organisation in Manipur formed for the protection of the indigenous people. The reports said that the terrified villagers had fled to Moreh, Manipur’s border town, and are believed to be taking shelter. Police said …

Myanmar crisis deepens, UN envoy warns of ‘catastrophic toll’
2 years, 1 month ago

Myanmar crisis deepens, UN envoy warns of ‘catastrophic toll’

Al Jazeera  

More than 13.2 million people do not have enough food in Myanmar and 1.3 million are displaced, UN envoy says. United Nations special envoy Noeleen Heyzer has condemned an air raid by Myanmar’s military in northern Kachin state that killed as many as 80 people, as she warned that a human rights and humanitarian crisis in the military-ruled country is …

Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack kills 80 at celebration
2 years, 2 months ago

Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack kills 80 at celebration

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Air strikes by Myanmar’s military killed as many as 80 people, including singers and musicians, attending an anniversary celebration of the Kachin ethnic minority’s main political organization, members of the group and a rescue worker said Monday. The number of casualties at Sunday night’s celebration, held by the Kachin Independence Organization in the northern state of Kachin, appeared …

Myanmar air strike kills at least 50 people during concert held by ethnic minority group
2 years, 2 months ago

Myanmar air strike kills at least 50 people during concert held by ethnic minority group

ABC  

At least 50 people attending a concert put on by an ethnic minority group in Myanmar have been killed in an air strike. Key points: The strike occurred during an anniversary celebration of the Kachin ethnic minority’s main political group Conflict has resumed between the Myanmar army and the Kachin Independence Army since the coup Opposition groups called for United …

Myanmar Military Air Strikes on Ethnic Rebel Group Kill Around 50: Rebel Spokesman
2 years, 2 months ago

Myanmar Military Air Strikes on Ethnic Rebel Group Kill Around 50: Rebel Spokesman

News 18  

Myanmar military air strikes on a concert held by a major ethnic rebel group killed around 50 people and wounded 70, the rebels said on Monday. “Around 8:40 pm Sunday, two Myanmar military jets attacked” a ceremony the Kachin Independence Army was holding, Colonel Naw Bu told AFP. “Around 50 people were killed including KIA members and civilians,” he said, …

Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack killed 60 at celebration
2 years, 2 months ago

Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack killed 60 at celebration

The Hindu  

Air strikes by Myanmar’s military killed more than 60 people, including singers and musicians, attending an anniversary celebration of the Kachin ethnic minority’s main political organisation, members of the group and a rescue worker said Monday. The number of casualties at Sunday night’s celebration by the Kachin Independence Organization in the northern state of Kachin appeared to be the most …

Myanmar army air raids on ethnic rebel group concert ‘kill 60’
2 years, 2 months ago

Myanmar army air raids on ethnic rebel group concert ‘kill 60’

Al Jazeera  

Rebel group says civilians among those killed in aerial attack on event marking founding of Kachin Independence Organisation. Air raids by Myanmar’s military on a celebratory event held by a prominent ethnic rebel group have killed dozens of people, including civilians, the rebels say. Colonel Naw Bu told AFP news agency on Monday that “two Myanmar military jets attacked” the …

Bomb blasts outside Myanmar prison kill eight, injure 18 persons
2 years, 2 months ago

Bomb blasts outside Myanmar prison kill eight, injure 18 persons

The Hindu  

A bombing on Wednesday near the front gate of Myanmar's main prison for political detainees killed at least eight people, including visitors and prison personnel, local media and the government said. Five people who were delivering parcels to prisoners and three prison staff were killed when two bombs exploded around 9:40 a.m., News of Myanmar, an online news service sympathetic …

Report: Women, Children Among Dozens Killed By Myanmar Government Troops
2 years, 11 months ago

Report: Women, Children Among Dozens Killed By Myanmar Government Troops

Huff Post  

In this photo provided by the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force, vehicles smolder in Hpruso township, Kayah state, Myanmar, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. Myanmar government troops rounded up villagers, some believed to be women and children, fatally shot more than 30 and set the bodies on fire, a witness and other reports said Saturday. KNDF via AP BANGKOK — Myanmar government …

Myanmar army air raids send hundreds fleeing into Thailand
3 years ago

Myanmar army air raids send hundreds fleeing into Thailand

Al Jazeera  

About 4,200 people have crossed into Thailand after the government in Myanmar conducted air attacks on a rebel-held area. Myanmar’s military has conducted air raids and used heavy artillery on a rebel-held area near the border with Thailand, sending hundreds of people fleeing across a river into the neighbouring country. On Friday, more air raids struck the small town of …

Myanmar army helicopter attacks ‘force thousands to flee’
3 years ago

Myanmar army helicopter attacks ‘force thousands to flee’

Al Jazeera  

Local media report civilians forced to shelter in forest and other places after air raids on more than a dozen villages in Depayin, Sagaing region. Thousands of civilians have fled their homes due to attacks by helicopter gunships in Myanmar’s Sagaing region, a hotbed of resistance to the country’s military rule, according to local media. At least seven civilians were …

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