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Myanmar Air Force Launches More Air Strikes in Kayah State

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Myanmar Air Force Launches More Air Strikes in Kayah State

The air assaults, which displaced thousands of civilians, reflect the unusually robust nature of the resistance in the eastern state.

Myanmar Air Force Launches More Air Strikes in Kayah State
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With the world’s attention distracted by the unfolding Russian assaults on Ukraine, Myanmar’s military junta have once again launched air strikes on rebel forces in the country’s east. According to a report yesterday from Reuters, the Myanmar armed forces on February 23 bombarded areas close to Nan Mae Khon village in Kayah State, in response to resistance from the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF), a civilian militia opposed to army rule.

The Free Burma Rangers, a group that provides relief across eastern Myanmar, posted on Twitter footage taken on February 23 of a house ablaze in Nan Mae Khon. It reported “2 villagers are dead & 3 wounded in one of the strikes” and stated that “thousands” of people had been displaced by the attacks.

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