Myanmar Junta Airstrikes Protecting Irrawaddy Flotilla Kill 20

At least 20 people were killed by a regime airstrike on Irrawaddy riverbank villages in Wetlet Township, Sagaing Region, on Thursday.

Two patrol craft, three landing craft and seven transport vessels departed Gaw Wein jetty in Mandalay to head upriver on Thursday.

They are heading to reinforce Bhamo in Kachin State with weapons and reinforcements, according to a Sagaing resistance fighter. Bhamo, Kachin’s second city, is under attack from the Kachin Independence Army and allies.