At least 11 children were killed in airstrikes and gunfire on civilian areas, including a school, in a village in Myanmar’s northwestern Sagaing region on September 19, UNICEF said. The country’s military junta said the attack targeted rebels hiding in the area.
In the Sagaing region, heavy fighting between the rebels and the army broke out, and even entire villages were burnt down.
At least 11 children were killed and at least 15 others from the same school disappeared in “airstrikes and indiscriminate shooting against civilian areas, including a school” in the village of Depeyin on Sunday, UNICEF said. “Schools must be safe and children must never be targeted,” he said, calling for the children’s immediate release.
Videos provided by a local group show blood on the floor of a classroom, a damaged roof and a woman crying next to her son’s body.
The army said it seized mines and explosives in the village, accusing the rebels of using civilians as human shields. But one resident, who asked to remain anonymous for his safety, denied army claims that there were fighters in the area, saying: “They just attacked the school. attacked and they retaliated”. , but that is not true,” he testified. The army said it removed some of the bodies and detained children and teachers. (c) PFA
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