Airstrikes kill at least 11 in Magway Region; Bangladesh forms new battalion for Myanmar border security

Airstrikes kill at least 11 in Magway Region

At least 11 civilians were killed and an unknown number were injured by airstrikes carried out by the Burma Air Force on 10 villages in Myaing and Pauk townships of Magway Region on Monday. Myaing and Pauk are located 130-136 miles (209-218 km) north of the region’s capital Magway. 

“Five jet fighters carried out airstrikes over the villages in the east of Myaing Township. There was no fighting in these villages. The military did this for no reason,” a Myaing resident told DVB on the condition of anonymity. Myaing has been partially under the control of resistance forces since September.