Showing posts with label Military Airstrikes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Military Airstrikes. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

UN chief decries violence in Myanmar as 25 Rohingya killed in airstrikes

TRTWORLD
19 March 2024 

Myanmar's military is increasingly using airstrikes to counter the widespread armed struggle against its rule since its seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. 

Reuters Archive
Soldiers stand next to military vehicles as people gather to protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar. / Photo: Reuters Archive
Military airstrikes in western Myanmar killed at least 25 members of the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority, including children, local media reported, prompting the UN chief to express concerns over the escalating violence.