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According to war observers, Myanmar’s military is increasingly targeting public buildingsImage: Ko Nway Oo\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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At least 14\u00a0people were killed when a military airstrike hit a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar’s<\/a> central Sagaing region, an opposition group and local witnesses\u00a0said Saturday.<\/p>\n

Friday’s attack,\u00a0by the ruling military regime<\/a> that seized power in a 2021 coup, is the latest deadly assault on pro-democracy forces in the Southeast Asian country’s ongoing civil war.<\/p>\n

What do we know about the airstrike on the monastery in Myanmar?<\/h2>\n

The strike happened\u00a0in Swel Le Oh village,\u00a0Myaung township, in central Myanmar,\u00a0said Nway Oo, a spokesman for an\u00a0anti-government\u00a0resistance group.<\/p>\n

The village is\u00a0about 75 kilometers (45 miles) west of Mandalay, the country’s second largest city.<\/p>\n

Nway Oo, from the Civil Defense and Security Organization of Myaung Township, or CDSOM, said the dead included three women and that 20 others were wounded.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press spoke to a villager who confirmed the death toll and said that a military jet dropped two bombs 15 minutes apart.<\/p>\n

The villager said the second strike damaged a nearby house.<\/p>\n

Victims were civilians attending a retreat<\/h2>\n

More than 100 people were taking part in a weeklong meditation retreat to mark Buddhist Lent, the villager added.<\/p>\n

AFP news agency cited Nway Oo Myaung, a pro-democracy rebel, as saying: “It wasn’t a mistaken target;\u00a0they intentionally attacked a monastery.”<\/p>\n

The military government has yet to confirm the strike.<\/p>\n

Myanmar’s military has often used\u00a0airstrikes to counter opposition forces, especially in Sagaing region, a stronghold of armed resistance.<\/p>\n

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Myanmar’s most recent coup ended a transition to democracy than began in 2011Image: Ko Nway Oo\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

UN flags sharp rise in airstrikes<\/h2>\n

A United Nations<\/a> investigation team said last week it had observed a notable increase\u00a0in aerial attacks over much\u00a0of the past year.<\/p>\n

The UN’s\u00a0Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) accused the military-backed government of\u00a0“indiscriminate and intentional aerial attacks against civilians.”<\/p>\n

Last month, conflict\u00a0monitoring group ACLED accused the regime of adopting “a terror strategy” that it said focuses on “civilian infrastructure and social gatherings, such as weddings and religious festivals, to maximize psychological impact.”<\/p>\n

Myanmar government defends strikes<\/h2>\n

On Sunday, Myanmar\u2019s foreign ministry rejected the IIMM report, insisting\u00a0that its operations were in response to insurgents and terrorist groups.<\/p>\n

The ministry said it uses maximum restraint to avoid civilian harm.<\/p>\n

Myanmar’s army took power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi<\/a> in February 2021.<\/p>\n

Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was detained<\/a> and\u00a0sentenced to lengthy prison terms on multiple charges widely viewed as politically motivated. She was moved to house arrest<\/a> in May.<\/p>\n

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Aung San Suu Kyi’s son on the latest images of his mother<\/h2>\n

After a brutal crackdown on peaceful demonstrations,\u00a0many opponents of military rule armed themselves and\u00a0plunged\u00a0large parts of the country into conflict.<\/p>\n

More than 100,000 people are estimated to have been killed on all sides over the past five years, according to ACLED.<\/p>\n

Myanmar held elections this year, which were widely condemned as a sham<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The polls culminated in the chief of the former\u00a0junta, General\u00a0Min Aung Hlaing, being appointed president, as the military regime sought to present itself as a civilian government.<\/a><\/p>\n

Edited by: Karl Sexton<\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t let the algorithm hide the news. If you rely on our team for trusted reporting, please take a moment to select us as your Preferred Source on Google by\u00a0<\/em>clicking here<\/a>\u00a0and hitting the “star” or “preferred” button, so you’ll always see our verified news first.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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At least 14\u00a0people were killed when a military airstrike hit a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar’s<\/a> central Sagaing region, an opposition group and local witnesses\u00a0said Saturday.<\/p>\n

Friday’s attack,\u00a0by the ruling military regime<\/a> that seized power in a 2021 coup, is the latest deadly assault on pro-democracy forces in the Southeast Asian country’s ongoing civil war.<\/p>\n

What do we know about the airstrike on the monastery in Myanmar?<\/h2>\n

The strike happened\u00a0in Swel Le Oh village,\u00a0Myaung township, in central Myanmar,\u00a0said Nway Oo, a spokesman for an\u00a0anti-government\u00a0resistance group.<\/p>\n

The village is\u00a0about 75 kilometers (45 miles) west of Mandalay, the country’s second largest city.<\/p>\n

Nway Oo, from the Civil Defense and Security Organization of Myaung Township, or CDSOM, said the dead included three women and that 20 others were wounded.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press spoke to a villager who confirmed the death toll and said that a military jet dropped two bombs 15 minutes apart.<\/p>\n

The villager said the second strike damaged a nearby house.<\/p>\n

Victims were civilians attending a retreat<\/h2>\n

More than 100 people were taking part in a weeklong meditation retreat to mark Buddhist Lent, the villager added.<\/p>\n

AFP news agency cited Nway Oo Myaung, a pro-democracy rebel, as saying: “It wasn’t a mistaken target;\u00a0they intentionally attacked a monastery.”<\/p>\n

The military government has yet to confirm the strike.<\/p>\n

Myanmar’s military has often used\u00a0airstrikes to counter opposition forces, especially in Sagaing region, a stronghold of armed resistance.<\/p>\n

\"Debris
Myanmar’s most recent coup ended a transition to democracy than began in 2011Image: Ko Nway Oo\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

UN flags sharp rise in airstrikes<\/h2>\n

A United Nations<\/a> investigation team said last week it had observed a notable increase\u00a0in aerial attacks over much\u00a0of the past year.<\/p>\n

The UN’s\u00a0Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) accused the military-backed government of\u00a0“indiscriminate and intentional aerial attacks against civilians.”<\/p>\n

Last month, conflict\u00a0monitoring group ACLED accused the regime of adopting “a terror strategy” that it said focuses on “civilian infrastructure and social gatherings, such as weddings and religious festivals, to maximize psychological impact.”<\/p>\n

Myanmar government defends strikes<\/h2>\n

On Sunday, Myanmar\u2019s foreign ministry rejected the IIMM report, insisting\u00a0that its operations were in response to insurgents and terrorist groups.<\/p>\n

The ministry said it uses maximum restraint to avoid civilian harm.<\/p>\n

Myanmar’s army took power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi<\/a> in February 2021.<\/p>\n

Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was detained<\/a> and\u00a0sentenced to lengthy prison terms on multiple charges widely viewed as politically motivated. She was moved to house arrest<\/a> in May.<\/p>\n

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Aung San Suu Kyi’s son on the latest images of his mother<\/h2>\n

After a brutal crackdown on peaceful demonstrations,\u00a0many opponents of military rule armed themselves and\u00a0plunged\u00a0large parts of the country into conflict.<\/p>\n

More than 100,000 people are estimated to have been killed on all sides over the past five years, according to ACLED.<\/p>\n

Myanmar held elections this year, which were widely condemned as a sham<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The polls culminated in the chief of the former\u00a0junta, General\u00a0Min Aung Hlaing, being appointed president, as the military regime sought to present itself as a civilian government.<\/a><\/p>\n

Edited by: Karl Sexton<\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t let the algorithm hide the news. If you rely on our team for trusted reporting, please take a moment to select us as your Preferred Source on Google by\u00a0<\/em>clicking here<\/a>\u00a0and hitting the “star” or “preferred” button, so you’ll always see our verified news first.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

At least 14\u00a0people were killed when a military airstrike hit a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar’s<\/a> central Sagaing region, an opposition group and local witnesses\u00a0said Saturday.<\/p>\n

Friday’s attack,\u00a0by the ruling military regime<\/a> that seized power in a 2021 coup, is the latest deadly assault on pro-democracy forces in the Southeast Asian country’s ongoing civil war.<\/p>\n

The strike happened\u00a0in Swel Le Oh village,\u00a0Myaung township, in central Myanmar,\u00a0said Nway Oo, a spokesman for an\u00a0anti-government\u00a0resistance group.<\/p>\n

The village is\u00a0about 75 kilometers (45 miles) west of Mandalay, the country’s second largest city.<\/p>\n

Nway Oo, from the Civil Defense and Security Organization of Myaung Township, or CDSOM, said the dead included three women and that 20 others were wounded.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press spoke to a villager who confirmed the death toll and said that a military jet dropped two bombs 15 minutes apart.<\/p>\n

The villager said the second strike damaged a nearby house.<\/p>\n

More than 100 people were taking part in a weeklong meditation retreat to mark Buddhist Lent, the villager added.<\/p>\n

AFP news agency cited Nway Oo Myaung, a pro-democracy rebel, as saying: “It wasn’t a mistaken target;\u00a0they intentionally attacked a monastery.”<\/p>\n

The military government has yet to confirm the strike.<\/p>\n

Myanmar’s military has often used\u00a0airstrikes to counter opposition forces, especially in Sagaing region, a stronghold of armed resistance.<\/p>\n

A United Nations<\/a> investigation team said last week it had observed a notable increase\u00a0in aerial attacks over much\u00a0of the past year.<\/p>\n

The UN’s\u00a0Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) accused the military-backed government of\u00a0“indiscriminate and intentional aerial attacks against civilians.”<\/p>\n

Last month, conflict\u00a0monitoring group ACLED accused the regime of adopting “a terror strategy” that it said focuses on “civilian infrastructure and social gatherings, such as weddings and religious festivals, to maximize psychological impact.”<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Myanmar\u2019s foreign ministry rejected the IIMM report, insisting\u00a0that its operations were in response to insurgents and terrorist groups.<\/p>\n

The ministry said it uses maximum restraint to avoid civilian harm.<\/p>\n

Myanmar’s army took power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi<\/a> in February 2021.<\/p>\n

Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was detained<\/a> and\u00a0sentenced to lengthy prison terms on multiple charges widely viewed as politically motivated. She was moved to house arrest<\/a> in May.<\/p>\n

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After a brutal crackdown on peaceful demonstrations,\u00a0many opponents of military rule armed themselves and\u00a0plunged\u00a0large parts of the country into conflict.<\/p>\n

More than 100,000 people are estimated to have been killed on all sides over the past five years, according to ACLED.<\/p>\n

Myanmar held elections this year, which were widely condemned as a sham<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The polls culminated in the chief of the former\u00a0junta, General\u00a0Min Aung Hlaing, being appointed president, as the military regime sought to present itself as a civilian government.<\/a><\/p>\n

Edited by: Karl Sexton<\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t let the algorithm hide the news. If you rely on our team for trusted reporting, please take a moment to select us as your Preferred Source on Google by\u00a0<\/em>clicking here<\/a>\u00a0and hitting the “star” or “preferred” button, so you’ll always see our verified news first.<\/em><\/p>\n

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