Rebel group says more than 12,000 displaced by Myanmar junta air strikes


Grief-stricken relatives and friends at the funeral of Zaw Ko Latt, 18, who was shot dead in an anti-coup protest in Mandalay, Myanmar, on April 2, 2021. More than 500 people have been killed by the military since the coup, and 12,000 people displaced by airstrikes, according to rebel group Karen National Union. – EPA pic, April 4, 2021.

A REBEL group has accused Myanmar’s military of deploying “excessive force”, saying yesterday that continuous air strikes have displaced more than 12,000 unarmed civilians, including children. 

Late last month, the ethnic armed group Karen National Union (KNU) seized a military base in eastern Kayin state, killing 10 army officers. The junta retaliated with air strikes. 


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