US EditionMilitary Airstrike on Gem Mining Town Kills at Least 21 in Myanmar
- An airstrike by Myanmar's military in Mogok has killed at least 21 people, including a pregnant woman, according to local residents and an armed opposition group.
- The airstrike targeted a Buddhist monastery in Mogok's Shwegu ward, reportedly taking place on Thursday evening.
- The Ta'ang National Liberation Army stated that 16 women were among those killed in the attack, with death toll estimates rising as high as 30.
- Myanmar's military government has intensified airstrikes against resistance forces amid ongoing civil unrest following the army's power seizure in February 2021.
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At least 21 people have been killed in an airstrike by the Myanmar military on the town of Mogok, an industrial center for gemstone mining.
Chicago Tribune
By GRANT PECK BANGKOK (AP) — An airstrike by the Myanmar military on the town of Mogok, the center of the Southeast Asian country’s lucrative gem mining industry, has killed at least 21 people, including a pregnant woman, according to an armed opposition group, local residents and online news outlets in Myanmar on Saturday. The incident was the latest in a series of frequent and deadly military airstrikes, often causing civilian casualties, that…
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Military airstrike on gem mining town kills at least 21 in Myanmar
An airstrike by Myanmar’s military on the town of Mogok, the center of the Southeast Asian country’s lucrative gem-mining industry, has killed at least 21 people including a pregnant woman. The Thursday incident was the latest in a series of…
Military airstrike on gem mining town kills at least 21 in Myanmar - The Morning Sun
BANGKOK (AP) — An airstrike by Myanmar’s military on the town of Mogok, the center of the Southeast Asian country’s lucrative gem-mining industry, has killed at least 21 people including a pregnant woman, an armed opposition group, local residents and Myanmar’s online media said Saturday. The incident was the latest in a series of frequent and deadly military airstrikes, often causing civilian casualties, that have intensified in a bid to reclai…
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