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A Myanmar military airstrike on a village sheltering displaced people killed 21, rebels say
The airstrike hit a village sheltering 500 displaced people, killing 21 and wounding 28 amid ongoing conflict and military-planned elections in contested Kachin territory.
- On Friday, a military airstrike killed 21 people in Hteelin village, west of Bhamo, according to Col. Naw Bu of the Kachin Independence Army.
- Since the Feb. 1, 2021 coup, the Myanmar army has escalated operations, stepping up airstrikes against the pro-democracy People's Defense Force and ethnic minority guerrilla groups.
- Naw Bu said the strike hit a crowded area housing displaced people, wounding 28 including an infant among about 500 residents present.
- Communications were mostly cut, preventing independent confirmation as internet and cellphone services were mostly cut off; Kachin-based media outlets posted photos and videos showing dead bodies and damaged buildings.
- The KIA, a prominent ethnic armed group that makes some weapons and allies with pro-democracy militias, controls downtown Bhamo, so Naw Bu said elections there on Sunday are not possible.
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A Myanmar military airstrike on a village sheltering displaced people killed 21, rebels say
Rebels and local media reports say that a military airstrike this week on a village in Myanmar sheltering displaced people from the northern township of Bhamo killed 21 people.
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