Junta shelling kills five in a single household in Magway village, including children

Junta artillery fire killed five members of a family on Sunday, including five-year-old twins, in Seikphyu Township, Magway Region, resistance forces reported. On the evening of January 26, artillery fire from a regime weapons factory struck a home in Kin Mun Taunt, killing two five-year-old twin boys, their uncle, and their grandmother instantly. Their aunt, in her 40s, died on the way to the hospital, according to the Seikphyu Township People's Defense Organisation (PDO). The mother of the children suffered chest injuries and is receiving medical treatment. "It hit the front of the house, the iron bed frame where they were laying was destroyed,” said David, the deputy leader of the Seikphyu PDO, who goes by one name. “It was just one shell. The twins' lower bodies were destroyed. Although their faces remained intact, their lower bodies were almost completely gone from the abdomen down.” Kin Mun Taunt is about seven miles from the junta’s Defense Products Factory 22. This was the first time the village has been hit by artillery fire, according to resistance sources. David firmly believes the attack came from Defense Products Factory 22, where resistance forces identified the howitzer’s position. He noted that this marked a significant escalation, as the military had previously relied on 40mm guns for limited half-day operations, but was now deploying heavy artillery for the first time in the conflict. Resistance forces have gained a foothold in Seikphyu, home to two key junta weapons factories. One factory specialises in small arms production, while the other is responsible for manufacturing aircraft bombs.David added that the junta launched the attack in retaliation to recent resistance strikes. Over half of the junta’s 25 weapons factories, crucial for producing weapons and ammunition, are located in Magway Region.After the junta lost control of Ann Township, home to the regime’s Western Regional Military Command last year, Magway Region has faced increasing military threats from advancing anti-junta groups. In response, resistance forces say the military is intensifying its operations in preparation for further attacks.

Junta shelling kills five in a single household in Magway village, including children

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