The Burmese junta confirmed Tuesday the death of “several villagers” during an operation which involved several of his helicopters in the area concerned. The Burmese army accuses local militias of using civilians as human shields.
Le Monde with AFP
At least 11 children died in an air attack that destroyed a school in a village in northern Burma, UNICEF announced on Tuesday, the army accusing local militias of using civilians as human shields . “On September 16, at least 11 children died following an air attack and blind fire in civil zones, including a school in Depeyin, in the sagaing region,” said Unicef Burma.
“At least 15 children from the same school have disappeared. Unicef requests their immediate and safe release,” continued the UN agency.
A video obtained from a local association shows blood spots on the school floor and the corpse of a child wrapped in a sheet with which his mother is gathered. The Burmese junta confirmed Tuesday “several villagers who died and injured” during an operation which involved several of her helicopters on Friday in the area concerned.
accusation of war crimes
The Tatmadaw (name of the Burmese armed forces) accused local militias, which she fights, of using civilians as human shields and of committing war crimes. During this operation, she also seized 23 mines and eight craft bombs.
The international community “must condemn this attack and do everything in its power so that the culprits of these crimes are accountable,” reacted Hassan Noor, director for Asia of the NGO Save the Children. “We ask the ASEAN [Association of Nations of Southeast Asia] to get up and act. How many incidents like this must happen before something is done?”, A-T -It continued.
Since the coup d’état of 1 er February 2021 which overthrew civil leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the army, in power, leads a bloody repression against its opponents, with near 2,300 civilians killed and more than 15,000 orders, according to a local non -governmental organization.