A Myanmar junta air strike killed at least 15 civilians and wounded 10 others at a market in a gold-mining area in northern Kachin state, according to a spokesman for an ethnic rebel group. The attack is the latest in a series of accusations against the junta of targeting civilian areas as it attempts to suppress resistance to its 2021 coup.
: A Myanmar junta air strike killed at least 15 civilians and wounded 10 others at a market in a gold-mining area in northern Kachin state, a spokesman for an ethnic rebel group that controls the area told AFP on Sunday.
The latest attack happened around 11:00 am on Saturday, Colonel Naw Bu, a spokesperson from the Kachin Independence Army , told AFP.The KIA, which can call on around 7,000 fighters, has been battling the military for decades for autonomy and control of local resources in Kachin state. Naw Bu said the attack took place in a mining area in Tanaing Township, in the western part of the state.
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