{"id":5708,"date":"2023-04-11T15:59:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T15:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5708"},"modified":"2025-10-18T12:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T11:07:46","slug":"100-reportedly-killed-in-airstrikes-on-myanmar-villages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/analysis\/defense\/terrorism\/100-reportedly-killed-in-airstrikes-on-myanmar-villages\/2023\/04\/11\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"100 reportedly killed in airstrikes on Myanmar villages"},"content":{"rendered":"

BANGKOK<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span>\u00a0Up<\/span> to<\/span> 100<\/span> people,<\/span> including<\/span> many<\/span> children,<\/span> were<\/span> killed<\/span> in<\/span> an<\/span> air<\/span> strike<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> Myanmar<\/span> military<\/span>.<\/span> They<\/span> were<\/span> present<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> ceremony<\/span> held<\/span> by<\/span> opponents<\/span> of<\/span> military<\/span> rule,<\/span> witnesses<\/span> and<\/span> members<\/span> of<\/span> local<\/span> pro-democracy<\/span> groups.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> military<\/span> has<\/span> increasingly<\/span> used<\/span> airstrikes<\/span> to<\/span> counter<\/span> a<\/span> widespread<\/span> armed<\/span> struggle<\/span> against<\/span> its<\/span> rule,<\/span> which<\/span> began<\/span> when<\/span> it<\/span> seized<\/span> power<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> elected<\/span> Aung<\/span> San<\/span> Suu<\/span> Kyi<\/span> government<\/span> in<\/span> February<\/span> 2021.<\/span> Since<\/span> then,<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 3,000<\/span> civilians<\/span> are<\/span> estimated<\/span> to<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> killed<\/span> by<\/span> security<\/span> forces.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Witnesses<\/span> told<\/span> the<\/span> Associated<\/span> Press<\/span> that<\/span> fighter<\/span> jets<\/span> dropped<\/span> bombs<\/span> directly<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> crowd<\/span> that<\/span> had<\/span> gathered<\/span> at<\/span> 8<\/span> a.m.<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> opening<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> country’s<\/span> opposition<\/span> movement’s<\/span> local<\/span> office<\/span> outside<\/span> Pajijie<\/span> village<\/span> in<\/span> Kanbal<\/span> township<\/span> in<\/span> Sagaing<\/span> district.<\/span> The<\/span> area<\/span> is<\/span> about<\/span> 110<\/span> kilometers<\/span> (70<\/span> miles)<\/span> north<\/span> of<\/span> Mandalay,<\/span> the<\/span> country’s<\/span> second<\/span> largest<\/span> city.<\/span> About<\/span> 30<\/span> minutes<\/span> later,<\/span> a<\/span> helicopter<\/span> appeared<\/span> and<\/span> shot<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> scene<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> crime,<\/span> said<\/span> a<\/span> witness<\/span> who<\/span> spoke<\/span> on<\/span> condition<\/span> of<\/span> anonymity<\/span> for<\/span> fear<\/span> of<\/span> reprisal<\/span> from<\/span> authorities.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Initial<\/span> reports<\/span> put<\/span> the<\/span> death<\/span> toll<\/span> at<\/span> about<\/span> 50,<\/span> but<\/span> later<\/span> independent<\/span> media<\/span> figures<\/span> put<\/span> the<\/span> death<\/span> toll<\/span> at<\/span> about<\/span> 100.<\/span> There<\/span> were<\/span> no<\/span> immediate<\/span> reports<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> attack<\/span> in<\/span> state<\/span> media,<\/span> which<\/span> made<\/span> it<\/span> impossible<\/span> to<\/span> independently<\/span> verify<\/span> the<\/span> details<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> incident<\/span> due<\/span> to<\/span> coverage<\/span> restrictions<\/span> imposed<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> government.<\/span> In<\/span> previous<\/span> cases,<\/span> the<\/span> junta<\/span> has<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> will<\/span> not<\/span> use<\/span> disproportionate<\/span> force.<\/span><\/p>\n

Myanmar<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> in<\/span> turmoil<\/span> since<\/span> a<\/span> military<\/span> takeover<\/span> sparked<\/span> widespread<\/span> popular<\/span> resistance.<\/span> Much<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span> is<\/span> now<\/span> embroiled<\/span> in<\/span> conflict,<\/span> with<\/span> many<\/span> opposing<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> government<\/span> taking<\/span> up<\/span> arms<\/span> after<\/span> peaceful<\/span> demonstrations<\/span> were<\/span> crushed<\/span> with<\/span> deadly<\/span> force.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> military<\/span> has<\/span> carried<\/span> out<\/span> massive<\/span> attacks<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> countryside,<\/span> burning<\/span> villages<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> ground<\/span> and<\/span> displacing<\/span> hundreds<\/span> of<\/span> thousands<\/span> of<\/span> people<\/span> from<\/span> their<\/span> homes.<\/span> In<\/span> Sagaing,<\/span> the<\/span> historic<\/span> center<\/span> of<\/span> Myanmar,<\/span> she<\/span> faces<\/span> the<\/span> most<\/span> difficult<\/span> situation.<\/span> Resistance<\/span> forces<\/span> have<\/span> no<\/span> defense<\/span> against<\/span> air<\/span> raids.<\/span> Video<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> destroyed<\/span> village<\/span> captured<\/span> by<\/span> AP<\/span> shows<\/span> survivors<\/span> and<\/span> bystanders<\/span> stumbling<\/span> through<\/span> the<\/span> attack<\/span> area<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> thick<\/span> cloud<\/span> of<\/span> smoke<\/span> with<\/span> only<\/span> the<\/span> skeleton<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> building<\/span> standing<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> distance.<\/span> I<\/span> couldn’t,<\/span> but<\/span> it<\/span> matched<\/span> other<\/span> descriptions<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> scene.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Some<\/span> bikes<\/span> remained<\/span> intact,<\/span> while<\/span> others<\/span> were<\/span> reduced<\/span> to<\/span> frames<\/span> or<\/span> buried<\/span> under<\/span> tree<\/span> branches.<\/span> In<\/span> one<\/span> area,<\/span> two<\/span> victims<\/span> lay<\/span> side<\/span> by<\/span> side,<\/span> one<\/span> with<\/span> only<\/span> one<\/span> arm<\/span> bandaged.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Another<\/span> victim<\/span> was<\/span> lying<\/span> face<\/span> down<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> small<\/span> grove<\/span> of<\/span> trees<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> roadside.<\/span> A<\/span> small<\/span> torso<\/span> was<\/span> visible<\/span> a<\/span> few<\/span> meters<\/span> away,<\/span> missing<\/span> at<\/span> least<\/span> one<\/span> limb.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> January,<\/span> Myanmar’s<\/span> supreme<\/span> leader<\/span> told<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> it<\/span> must<\/span> crack<\/span> down<\/span> on<\/span> those<\/span> who<\/span> resist<\/span> military<\/span> rule.General<\/span> Min<\/span> Aung<\/span> Hlaing<\/span> denounces<\/span> his<\/span> government<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> military<\/span> parade<\/span> on<\/span> Armed<\/span> Forces<\/span> Day<\/span> He<\/span> said<\/span> people<\/span> showed<\/span> indifference<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> violence<\/span> of<\/span> their<\/span> opponents.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Resistance<\/span> forces<\/span> were<\/span> able<\/span> to<\/span> prevent<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> from<\/span> gaining<\/span> firm<\/span> control<\/span> over<\/span> large<\/span> swaths<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> country,<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> weapon<\/span> has<\/span> a<\/span> major<\/span> drawback,<\/span> especially<\/span> when<\/span> it<\/span> comes<\/span> to<\/span> repelling<\/span> airstrikes.<\/span> Critics<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> junta<\/span> have<\/span> advocated<\/span> banning<\/span> or<\/span> limiting<\/span> jet<\/span> fuel<\/span> sales<\/span> to<\/span> Myanmar<\/span> to<\/span> undermine<\/span> the<\/span> military’s<\/span> dominance<\/span> in<\/span> air<\/span> power.Many<\/span> Western<\/span> countries<\/span> have<\/span> imposed<\/span> arms<\/span> embargoes<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> junta.<\/span> The<\/span> US<\/span> and<\/span> UK<\/span> recently<\/span> enacted<\/span> new<\/span> sanctions<\/span> against<\/span> individuals<\/span> and<\/span> companies<\/span> involved<\/span> in<\/span> supplying<\/span> aviation<\/span> fuel<\/span> to<\/span> Myanmar.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Human<\/span> rights<\/span> group<\/span> Amnesty<\/span> International<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday:<\/span> “Relentless<\/span> airstrikes<\/span> across<\/span> Myanmar<\/span> underscore<\/span> the<\/span> urgent<\/span> need<\/span> to<\/span> halt<\/span> the<\/span> importation<\/span> of<\/span> aviation<\/span> fuel.<\/span> We<\/span> have<\/span> repeatedly<\/span> called<\/span> for<\/span> them<\/span> to<\/span> stop<\/span> shipping<\/span> any<\/span> cargo<\/span> that<\/span> could<\/span> fall<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> hands<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Myanmar<\/span> Air<\/span> Force.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>It<\/span> also<\/span> called<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> UN<\/span> Security<\/span> Council<\/span> to<\/span> “take<\/span> effective<\/span> measures<\/span> to<\/span> hold<\/span> the<\/span> Myanmar<\/span> military<\/span> accountable,<\/span> including<\/span> referring<\/span> the<\/span> situation<\/span> in<\/span> Myanmar<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> International<\/span> Criminal<\/span> Court.”<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BANGKOK (AP) –\u00a0Up to 100 people, including many children, were killed in an air strike by the Myanmar military. They were present at a ceremony held by opponents of military rule, witnesses and members of local pro-democracy groups.\u00a0 The military has increasingly used airstrikes to counter a widespread armed struggle against its rule, which began […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[252,276,9929],"tags":[3743,3728,3744,3729,3745,3730,3746,3731,3747,3732,3748,3733,3734,3735,3736,3737,3738,3739,3740,3741,3742],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MIANMAR.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5708"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5708"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5710,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5708\/revisions\/5710"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}