CHRO says recent Myanmar junta airstrikes in Chin State enabled by Iranian oil imports

Mizzima

On 9 February, the Chin Human Rights Organisation (CHRO) issued a press release calling attention to airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar junta on churches, Buddhist religious buildings, and civilian neighbourhoods in Chin State this month, killing civilians and damaging protected sites.

CHRO said junta jet fighters launched coordinated aerial attacks on 8 February across Kanpetlet, Mindat and Matupi townships, striking villages and towns where civilians were sheltering.

In Chinpiang village in Matupi Township, airstrikes hit a Baptist church while worshippers were gathered for Sunday services, killing at least three civilians, including a child, and injuring others, the group said. The blasts also damaged a school and nearby homes.

On the same day, strikes in Mindat town damaged a Buddhist Dhamma Hall and injured a monk, while residential areas in Kanpetlet town were also bombed, destroying at least five houses, according to the statement.