A series of junta airstrikes and artillery attacks killed two civilians and injured several others near the border between Chin State and Magway Region last week, according to sources.
The deadly attacks both took place on July 17, amid growing tensions in an area that has seen gains by resistance groups in recent months.
The first incident occurred in a village west of Mindat in Chin State, where one man was killed and a woman was injured in an airstrike that took place shortly after midnight.
The airstrike, which also destroyed a Buddhist monastery, was followed by several more over the next two days, including one that dropped four 500-pound bombs on the morning of July 19.
“They used both fighter jets and Y-12 transport planes. The Y-12s dropped more than 50 bombs,” said a local man, describing the attack.
A junta artillery unit stationed in Kyaukhtu. . .
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