Junta forces accompanying a flotilla of naval vessels along the Ayeyarwady River have killed at least 16 civilians in two Sagaing Region townships since late last week, according to sources.
The 12 vessels set off from the town of Bhamo in Kachin State last Friday (August 5) and by noon on Wednesday had reportedly reached Madaya Township in Mandalay Region, the sources said.
Over the weekend, the flotilla passed through Sagaing’s Tigyaing Township, where at least 12 people were killed by airstrikes and artillery fire in four villages, according to the anti-regime Tigyaing Township People’s Administration Organisation (PAO).
The first two fatalities were reported on Saturday near the village of Kyaukhmaw, where shelling by junta troops based in the town of Tigyaing also injured at least four others.
The next day, five more people were killed in Maungkone, three in Bokone, and two in Weagyi, while a. . .
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