Escalating Myanmar junta airstrikes in Monywa force around 10,000 to flee amid urgent humanitarian crisis

Daily airstrikes by Myanmar’s military junta in Monywa Township, Sagaing Region, have displaced around 10,000 residents, leaving them in desperate need of food and humanitarian aid, according to local relief workers.

Monywa Township, which is also the location of the Northwestern Region Military Command, has been subjected to frequent artillery attacks. However, the military has intensified its operations since January, using fighter jets, Y-12 bombers, and paramotor troops, local sources report.

Airstrikes were carried out continuously for a week between 12 and 18 February, forcing thousands to flee. A volunteer from We Are People, a local aid organization, described the worsening humanitarian crisis.