Junta Bombs Displaced Camp In Karenni State
By Network Media Group
Friday, July 14, 2023
On Wednesday 12 July, the military regime attacked a displaced camp along the Thai border with a jet fighter, killing a civilian and injuring two others.
“They dropped four bombs on the camp early in the morning around 1am. Several houses, a medical clinic, a church and a school were destroyed by the airstrikes,” said U Aung San Myint, the second secretary of the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP). He said over 5,000 people living in the camp fled to a safer area after the bombings.
The same night, the regime flew airstrikes on a village in Hpasawng Township, killing an 11-year-old and destroying people’s homes.
“Three jet fighters attacked Thaw Hsue at midnight last night. A church and nine houses were damaged,” Aung San Myint said.
“Consider yesterday’s incidents: they deliberately dropped bombs on a church, a school and civilian houses. It is so obvious that they intend to attack civilian targets. The international community already knows that the Burmese military junta committed these crimes and yet they still got away with them. They must take effective action against the military junta,” he said. The world must do something about the military junta’s attacks on civilians, who are committing “crimes against humanity” and “war crimes”.
Since the coup, the Burma army has attacked both resistance forces and civilians across the country, resulting in many deaths. This year, however, it has stepped up its airstrikes in Karenni and southern Shan states, resulting in deaths and mass displacement in a region already badly affected.
Resistance groups and human rights activists have called on the international community to establish no-fly zones to protect civilians in areas of the country plagued by fighting.
