Junta shelling kills two children, injures several in Myanmar’s Rakhine state — Radio Free Asia

A Myanmar military helicopter flies over Minbya, Sept. 25, 2022. Credit: Hantar

Military shelling in Myanmar’s Rakhine state over the past four days has claimed the lives of at least two children and injured several others, residents said Monday, as clashes ramp up between junta troops and ethnic insurgents following a two-year lull. Late on Sunday evening, junta troops from the 9th Military Operations Command (MOC-9) in

Myanmar worst for state violence against civilians in first half of 2022 — Radio Free Asia

Undated photo of Myanmar junta troops stationed in Mindat, Chin state. Credit: Citizen Journalist

More incidents of violence against civilians by government forces were reported in Myanmar than anywhere else in the world during the first six months of 2022, according to a U.S.-based group that compiles data on conflict in developing nations. The Armed Conflicts Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), a partner organization of the United Nations,

Myanmar’s armed resistance rejects junta call for surrender — Radio Free Asia

Myanmar's military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (2nd from R) arrives for the fourth session of the 21st-Century Panglong Conference, Aug. 19, 2020.

Myanmar’s armed resistance has dismissed an unprecedented call by the junta to surrender as a “sugar-coated offer” by a regime that must pay for its war crimes against civilians, as a new report found the military responsible for nearly 20,000 arson attacks since it’s 2021 coup. In a statement published in both Burmese and English

Conflict between Myanmar’s proxy forces may outlast a political resolution — Radio Free Asia

A member of the People's Defense Force in Kayah state's Loikaw township. Credit: Loikaw PDF

Pro-military Pyu Saw Htee militiamen and anti-junta People’s Defense Force (PDF) paramilitaries are engaged in what will likely become a protracted conflict in Myanmar with no formal process in place to mediate between the two civilian proxy armies, an analyst said Wednesday. In September, Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government (NUG) declared war on the junta

New civilian death toll since coup ‘unprecedented’ in Myanmar’s history — Radio Free Asia

The daughter of Zwee Htet Soe, a protester who died during a demonstration against the military coup, cries during her father's funeral in Yangon, March 5, 2021. AFP

More than 5,600 civilians have been killed in Myanmar since the military seized power last year, according to a new estimate by an independent research institute, which called the death toll “unprecedented” in the country’s history. The Institute for Strategy and Policy (ISP Myanmar) said in a report last week that it had documented at

Conflict seen escalating in Myanmar on anniversary of PDF — Radio Free Asia

PDF members mark the one-year anniversary of the paramilitary group, May 6, 2022. Credit: NUG Ministry of Defense

One year after Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government (NUG) established the prodemocracy People’s Defense Force (PDF), hundreds of anti-junta groups are active throughout the country and violent conflict is escalating with no end in sight, an analyst said Wednesday. May 6 marked the anniversary of the PDF, a paramilitary group formed to protect Myanmar’s civilians

Junta forces kill 20 civilians in one day in Myanmar’s Sagaing region — Radio Free Asia

The aftermath of a May 2, 2022 military arson attack on Ayardaw township’s Malae Thar village. Credit: Citizen journalist

A joint force of military troops and pro-junta militiamen killed 20 civilians earlier this week in Myanmar’s war-torn Sagaing region, according to sources, who said soldiers forced some of the victims to serve as human shields and executed several others as they lay face down in the dirt. The victims, who included men in their

Hundreds of homes razed amid scorched earth campaign in Myanmar’s Sagaing region — Radio Free Asia

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” They burned down the houses in Kine Twin town … and then they moved north. Pyu Saw Htee forces entered Hlaw Gar village around 10:30 p.m. and raided the homes. They took the property they wanted and carried it to Inn Ma Htee town, where the military is training Pyu Saw Htee members,” said

Eleven bodies found at site of chopper strike in Myanmar’s Sagaing region — Radio Free Asia

Eleven bodies found at site of chopper strike in Myanmar’s Sagaing region — Radio Free Asia

The bodies of 11 individuals have actually been found in Myanmars Sagaing region, days after the military performed an airstrike on a graduation ceremony for anti-junta militia employees, eliminating a number of civilians, sources stated Friday. A resident of Myinmu municipalitys Padoke Tine village told RFAs Myanmar Service that the bodies were discovered on Thursday

Eight bodies discovered in Myanmar’s Kayah state include women, children — Radio Free Asia

Eight bodies discovered in Myanmar’s Kayah state include women, children — Radio Free Asia

The bodies of 6 people, consisting of minors and women, have actually been found mutilated and disposed in a septic well in Myanmars Kayah state, citizens and relief workers stated Friday, bringing to eight the number of victims discovered killed in the states war-torn capital area over the previous 3 days. The six individuals were

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