Local residents reported that the military council forces conducted an aerial bombardment on a mosque in Kan Ni village, Kyun Doe town, Kawkareik Township, Karen State. On the morning of April 22, the military forces dropped two bombs in their attack. After the first bomb failed to detonate, they dropped a second bomb which hit and exploded on the mosque. While the attack caused damage to the mosque building, local sources confirmed that no civilians were injured in this incident.
Prior to this attack, on April 15, the military council had also targeted a monastery in the same Kan Ni village using a Yak-130 fighter jet. That attack resulted in six fatalities, including two three-year-old children named Mi Kyae Kyae Mon and Min Khun Ba Le, nine-year-old Min Lin Pyae Aung, fifteen-year-old Mi Poe Phu Zin, thirty-four-year-old Ko Myo, and seventy-six-year-old Daw Thein Shin. Additionally, approximately twenty people were injured, including seven civilians, eight novice monks, and two Buddhist monks.
The military council forces have been systematically targeting religious buildings in the region, committing acts that result in casualties among innocent civilians, children, and religious figures. Human rights observers point out that these actions violate international human rights standards and laws of war. Local residents are living in constant fear of military council airstrikes and are deeply concerned for their safety. The repeated targeting of civilian and religious structures has created an atmosphere of terror and uncertainty in the region, with local communities facing ongoing threats to their security and well-being.
