Myanmar military airstrike kills at least 53 people, witnesses say

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At least 53 people have been killed, according to survivors, in one of the deadliest airstrikes by the Myanmar military in the ongoing civil war.

They say that the dead include at least 15 women and a number of children. The BBC cannot verify the numbers.

Tuesday's attack targeted a village in the north-western Sagaing region, which has opposed the military government.

The military has increasingly used air strikes against their opponents since they seized power in February 2021.

Communities in Sagaing have put up some of the strongest opposition to military rule in Myanmar, forming their own militias and running their own schools and clinics.

One villager told the BBC that a military jet had flown over at around 07:00 local time (01:30 BST) and dropped a bomb, followed by a helicopter gunship which attacked the village for twenty minutes.

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What an extraordinary man and family.

 

[JemJem]

Well, assuming this is true (it probably is, to some extent at least), sadly, it will hardly get any coverage in news outlets etc. around the world. Most of them, especially those in the West, are still fully preoccupied with the Ukraine-Russia war. Sadly, Myanmar won't get much sympathy or attention, just like almost none of the less-developed countries does. Since last year, it is just Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine.