Junta Air, Ground Assault on Villages in Myanmar’s Sagaing Kills 17

Junta air and artillery strikes killed at least 17 civilians including children and internally displaced people (IDPs) in Monywa, Chaung-U and Salingyi townships in Sagaing Region on Wednesday and Thursday, according to anti-regime groups and locals. More than 30 others were wounded.

A representative from the People’s Defense Force (PDF) in Monywa said the junta used two paragliders to drop bombs on villages along the Chindwin River near the Monywa-Chaung-U border on Thursday afternoon, killing a child and some women.

According to the latest information, the death toll from the junta’s airstrikes and artillery strikes over the two days has risen to 17, the representative said.