Myanmar: ‘Scorched Earth’ Tactics Intensify

(Bangkok) – Myanmar’s military junta ramped-up its “scorched earth” tactics against opposition areas amid a growing armed resistance and territorial losses during 2024, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2025. The military committed unlawful attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure, including indiscriminate airstrikes, killings, rape, torture, and arson amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity.

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025/country-chapters/myanmar