Human rights organizations have documented new airstrikes on civilian areas in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, accusing the ruling military junta of targeting noncombatants as it continues operations against ethnic armed groups.
According to the groups, the fresh airstrike campaign has struck civilian areas, adding to a pattern of violence in a region long marked by conflict and humanitarian crisis. Rakhine State has been a center of fighting and was previously the site of mass displacement of the Rohingya population.
Since seizing power in a 2021 coup, Myanmar’s military has faced armed resistance from ethnic groups and pro-democracy forces across the country. Rights monitors have repeatedly accused the junta of conducting airstrikes that kill civilians, drawing international condemnation.
Documentation by human rights organizations typically relies on witness accounts, satellite imagery and local reporting, though independent verification within Myanmar is difficult amid restricted access and communication disruptions. International bodies have called for accountability for alleged abuses.
The reported strikes underscored the ongoing humanitarian toll of Myanmar’s civil conflict, which has displaced large numbers of people and drawn warnings from aid agencies. The junta has generally framed its operations as targeting armed opponents, while rights groups maintain that civilians bear a heavy and disproportionate burden of the violence.
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