Myanmar Civil War
Junta gyrocopters bombed a school and surrounding homes in Nyaung Pin Lel village, Kani Township, Sagaing Region, shortly before noon on Saturday, Nov. 7, killing 11 civilians including four children aged 2 to 17 and a teacher and wounding four, according to the National Unity Government, RFA and Myanmar Now. The village lies about 13 miles southwest of Kani town, and the three aircraft were reported to belong to the junta's Northwestern Command. Two girls and a toddler later died of their wounds, raising an initial toll of eight to 11. Residents said local People's Defense Forces had received a tip but could not warn the village because it has no internet access. Myanmar Now said schools in Taze Township were also struck the same weekend. On Nov. 1, airstrikes on four Rakhine townships killed at least 12 people including a newborn, according to the Arakan Army. The junta has not commented.
Background
After Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD won the November 2020 election by a landslide, the military alleged fraud and seized power on Feb. 1, 2021 under Gen. Min Aung Hlaing. A violent crackdown on nationwide protests pushed the opposition to form the National Unity Government and armed People's Defence Forces, which merged with decades-old ethnic insurgencies into a full-scale civil war.
Key issues
- The 2021 coup and ouster of the elected government
- Violent crackdown on protests
- Ethnic armed groups' autonomy demands
- Legitimacy of junta-run elections
Key milestones
| 2021-02 | Military coup; Suu Kyi and others detained |
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| 2021-05 | Opposition forms armed People's Defence Forces under the National Unity Government |
| 2023-10 | Three Brotherhood Alliance launches Operation 1027 in northern Shan State |
| 2025-12 | Junta-run general election begins (through Jan. 25, 2026); junta-backed party claims victory |
Parties
Junta vs resistance forces including the Arakan Army, KNLA and PDF
Countries involved
What changed since yesterday
Myanmar junta bombs Sagaing school, killing 11 including four children
Three junta gyrocopters bombed a school and homes in Nyaung Pin Lel village in Sagaing's Kani Township on Nov. 7, killing 11 people including four children and a teacher, the NUG, RFA and Myanmar Now reported.
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