Ta’ang National Liberation Army claims 5 killed by airstrikes; Myanmar experts support Argentina arrest warrants

The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) claimed on Saturday that five civilians, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed and 12 others were injured by air- and artillery strikes carried out by the military on Momeik and Nawnghkio townships of northern Shan State Feb. 20-22. Momeik and Nawnghkio are located 96-171 (154-275 km) miles south and west of the regional capital Lashio.

“A total of six civilians have been killed and 15 others have been injured from Feb. 16 to 22,” the TNLA stated on social media. More than 11 homes, a hospital, and a monastery were destroyed in the attacks. Graphic images released by the TNLA and the Shwe Phee Myay News Agency showed residents killed on their beds in their homes.