On April 25, 2024, at around 8:00 AM, the military council conducted an aerial attack on Nat Gyi village in Kani Township, Sagaing Region, resulting in the death of one civilian, according to local residents. The airstrike was carried out without any ongoing fighting in the area, indicating a deliberate targeting of the village. Local sources confirmed that the military used helicopter gunships to launch three separate bombing raids on the village.
During the incident, one civilian who was returning from farmland was killed, while two others sustained non-life-threatening injuries. According to a local resident’s account, there was no active conflict in the area when the military conducted the aerial assault. The deliberate targeting of civilian areas has caused significant fear and concern among the local population, who continue to face such unprovoked attacks from the military forces.
The military council has been conducting frequent airstrikes on civilian areas throughout the Sagaing Region, resulting in numerous civilian casualties and injuries. These attacks on village areas without any active conflict constitute violations of international humanitarian law, as pointed out by human rights observers. The pattern of targeting civilian settlements with aerial bombardment, even in the absence of military engagement, demonstrates the ongoing use of disproportionate force against civilian populations in the region.
