The Civil government ousted from Myanmar called on an international intervention, accusing the military regime of having committed “war crimes” by killing nearly 400 people in a month, despite the declaration of ceasefire by the junta on April 2.
From April 3 to May 13, JUNTA air strikes in 11 of the 14 Myanmar territories killed a total of 182 people and injured 298, said the National League for Democracy, or NLD, the party which won a landslide in the 2020 elections but was ousted during a coup the following.
The majority of attacks targeted people affected by the areas affected by earthquakes in the Sagaing and Mandalay region, she added.
“We send this call directly to the United Nations and Anase,” said a member of the Central Labor Committee of the NLD, Kyaw HTWE. “We have confirmed this information with the media, party members and the public in the field.”
On March 28, 2025, Myanmar experienced a 7.7 devastating earthquake, centered near Mandalay, leading to more than 5,400 deaths, more than 11,000 injuries and general destruction in six regions, including the capital Naycyidaw.
In response to the disaster, the Myanmar military junta and various rebel groups declared temporary ceasefire in early April to facilitate humanitarian and recovery efforts. The junta extended her ceasefire until May 31. However, despite these declarations, hostilities have continued, reports indicating that the military persisted with air strikes and artillery attacks.
On Monday, an air strike on a Rebel Militia school checked the canton of Tabayin in the Sagaing region killed 22 students and two teachers. The same day, soldiers from the junta who made a descent into the village of Lel Ma in the canton of Gangaw in the Magway region pulled 11 people and arrested eight more.
An attack against the canton of Rathedaung controlled by the army of Arakan in Rakhine the next day killed 13 civilians, including children and their parents.
Likewise, attacks with heavy artillery between April 3 and May 13 in five territories killed 14 people and injured 43. 166 others, including infants, were killed by junta raids on the villages, when soldiers set fire to civil houses.
Junta's spokesperson, Major-General, Zaw Min Tun, did not respond to the Radio Free Asia surveys.
Translated by Kiana Duncan. Published by Mike Firn and Tajun Kang.