Paramotors: The Myanmar Junta’s Latest Terror Weapon

Myanmar’s military regime is expanding its air attacks on civilian targets in central parts of the country by using paramotors alongside its fleet of jet fighters, helicopter gunships and Y12 airplanes.

The Irrawaddy has learned that the junta has conducted over a dozen paramotor bombings – mostly targeting civilians in Mandalay, Sagaing and Magwe regions – since December 25, killing around two dozen civilians including children. The bombings also destroyed numerous houses and livestock.