The Karenni State Interim Executive Council (IEC) issued an appeal on Wednesday for the establishment of a no-fly zone to protect civilians from deaths and injuries caused by junta airstrikes.
The body, which governs areas controlled by Karenni resistance forces, said the move was necessary due to the mounting death toll from the regime’s indiscriminate bombing of civilian targets.
“Looking at recent deaths and losses, we can see that civilians are the most affected. The areas where bombs have been dropped are not near combat zones, but quite far away,” said Banyar Khun Aung, who serves as secretary 2 of the Karenni IEC.
Figures shared by the Karenni IEC show that junta attacks killed a total of 62 civilians in resistance-held territories in Karenni State and southern Shan State in the first half of this year and injured another 208.
International organisations must do more to pressure. . .
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