Myanmar junta extends ceasefire by one week amid ongoing airstrikes

Mizzima

The Myanmar military junta announced that it will extend its unilateral ceasefire for one more week, from 23 to 30 April, following the initial 20-day truce that began on 2 April.

Despite the ceasefire declaration, junta forces have continued launching daily airstrikes across the country.

Ground reports indicate that more than 40 civilians have been killed in air attacks targeting Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)-controlled Nawnghkio Township in northern Shan State, People’s Defence Force (PDF)-held Thabeikkyin and Singu townships, and areas in Rakhine State controlled by the Arakan Army (AA).

According to a statement from the TNLA, on the morning of 22 April, the final day of the initial truce, a junta fighter jet dropped two bombs on Ohnmathee village in Nawnghkio Township, damaging several houses.