Drone attacks by the Myanmar military killed a 30-year-old woman and her two children in Kanbalu Township, Sagaing Region on Saturday, according to local resistance members.
The drones had been launched by soldiers and junta-trained Pyu Saw Htee militias based in the village of Ngar Toet three miles southeast of Kanbalu, according to a spokesperson for the township’s defence team.
“They initiated three strikes from Ngar Toet village, targeting areas within the drones’ range. They began firing from a spot near the upper part of the village,” he said.
The drones fired six shells into the village of Inn Lel Gyi five miles southeast of Ngar Toet, killing a villager named Phyu Win, 30, and her daughters Theint Theint Phyu, 4, and Nyein Ei San, 10.
The junta’s attack also injured nine villagers in Inn Lel Gyi, one of whom is now in. . .
Subscribe for full access
Myanmar Now is proudly nonprofit and 100% independent. We rely on the support of readers to fund our award-winning newsroom. Subscribe now to unlock our in-depth reporting.
Already a subscriber? Log in
