Seven killed by airstrikes in Magway Region; Two ethnic armed groups suspend NUCC membership

Seven killed by airstrikes in Magway Region

Seven civilians were killed and at least 20 others were injured by airstrikes carried out by the Burma Air Force in Kangyi village of Myaing Township in Magway Region on Thursday, according to the residents. Fighting between regime forces and the People’s Defence Force (PDF) has been ongoing since late October.

Myaing is located 131 miles (210 km) north of the region’s capital Magway.

“Five people were dead on the spot and two others succumbed to their wounds at the hospital,” a Myaing resident told DVB on the condition of anonymity.

Residents told DVB that this was the fourth airstrike on Kangyi village since January. At least 1,527 people have been killed and 3,462 have been injured by airstrikes since March 28. At least 1,441 people were killed in 743 airstrikes in 2024, according to DVB data.

Residents in Myaing, Pauk, Seikphyu and Yesagyo townships told DVB that regime forces launched a counteroffensive in October after PDF-led resistance forces seized two regime outposts in Pauk, located 136 miles (218 km) north of Magway. Nearly 35,000 residents of Pauk have been displaced from their homes due to fighting, according to residents.