Myanmar Military Intensified Air Attacks and Abuses During Election, UN Investigators Say
Investigators said 1,600 sources showed attacks on civilians, detention and sexual violence continued despite the military’s claims it targeted only combatants.
- On Tuesday, United Nations investigators released a report documenting escalating war crimes in Myanmar, with the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar detailing aerial attacks, torture, and sexual violence from July 2025 to June 2026.
- Myanmar has faced turmoil since the February 1, 2021 coup ousted State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, with violence surging significantly leading up to military-managed elections held between December 2025 and January 2026.
- Investigators processed more than 28 million items from over 1,600 sources; a 2025 law criminalizing election criticism carries penalties including 20 years' imprisonment or the death penalty for activities like posting critical comments online.
- The IIMM does not prosecute cases directly but shares extensive evidence with the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, supporting proceedings regarding crimes against the Rohingya minority.
- Citing funding cuts, IIMM head Nicholas Koumjian warned the mechanism is "losing resources and capacity at a time when serious international crimes in Myanmar are only intensifying." Communities continue coping with profound trauma from documented atrocities.
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The military junta in Myanmar, according to UN information, has intensified its air attacks on civilians.
The Toronto Star
Investigators say Myanmar’s military has escalated airstrikes against civilians
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar ’s military has increasingly used low-cost aircraft such as motorized paragliders and gyrocopters in escalating aerial attacks that kill civilians in its conflict with armed, anti-government groups, a U.N. investigation said in a report Tuesday.
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Myanmar's military has escalated airstrikes against civilians, UN investigation finds
A U.N. investigation has found that Myanmar's military is using low-cost aircraft like motorized paragliders and gyrocopters in escalating aerial attacks that kill civilians in the country's civil war.
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The Burmese army has intensified air strikes against civilians in recent months, in the context of the civil war triggered by the military coup d'état of 2021, according to a report published on Tuesday by UN investigators.
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