Nearly 2,000 IDPs in Myanmar’s Banmauk Township in urgent need of humanitarian aid

Nearly 2,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Banmauk Township, Katha District, Sagaing Region, require immediate humanitarian assistance after fleeing ongoing clashes and junta airstrikes, local sources report.

Fighting has persisted in the western part of Banmauk Township since 27 January between the junta-backed Shanni Nationalities Army (SNA) and the People’s Defence Forces (PDF), keeping the situation tense.

Amid the conflict, airstrike warnings have been issued, forcing residents in affected areas to flee.