A civilian was killed in an airstrike by the military in Nyaunglebin Township, Bago Region, where there was no active fighting. On April 18 at 9:00 AM, the military conducted an aerial bombardment on Zahpatkone area of Yewinkone village in Peinzalok town, Nyaunglebin Township, despite there being no ongoing conflict in the area. Additionally, Infantry Battalion 264, based in Peinzalok town, launched artillery attacks that hit within Zahpatkone village. As a result of these attacks, Ko Myo Thant, age 42, was fatally wounded by shrapnel to his left chest, according to local residents.
On the same day at 2:40 PM, the military also conducted an airstrike on the market area of Kyuntaukpauk village in Sintguu Township, Mandalay Region, where there was also no active fighting. The attack involved two bombs dropped by fighter aircraft. A local resident reported that there were civilian casualties from the bombing near the market area, though the exact numbers were not yet known, and roads in the area have been closed.
Revolutionary forces have reported that the terrorist military council has been intensifying its air strikes across the country since the earthquake on March 28. International human rights organizations have declared that such deliberate attacks on civilian areas without active combat constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. The military’s continued targeting of civilian populations through aerial bombardment demonstrates a pattern of violence against its own people, with these recent attacks adding to the mounting evidence of systematic human rights violations being committed by the military council.
