Myanmar rebel fighter says military airstrike kills 11 civilians
The attack took place in territory controlled by the People's Defence Forces (PDF) rebel group in Yesagyo township at around 0730 GMT on Friday.
In central Myanmar, a military airstrike on a village in the People's Defence Forces (PDF) controlled Yesagyo township killed 11 people, according to a rebel fighter. The attack occurred on Friday around 2:00 p.m. local time, killing six women, two children, and an 11-year-old student who was riding a bicycle. Bo Paw, a PDF member, reported that the military was unresponsive to requests for comment.
A unnamed local witness described seeing three houses destroyed by the bomb, stating that all occupants were killed on the spot. Since the 2021 military coup that ousted Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar has been in a state of civil war. The PDF, along with ethnic minority armies resisting central rule, began fighting the military around that time.
However, despite gaining significant ground, the PDF now faces challenges in the Mandalay area, Myanmar's second-largest city.
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