Residents of Kanni, Tanze, Tabayin, Mingin, and Kawlin townships in Sagaing Region told DVB that at least 14 civilians were killed and nearly 50 were injured by airstrikes on 12 villages in Sagaing – despite a ceasefire between the regime and People’s Defense Forces (PDF) – April 11-14.
The five towns are located 40-153 miles (64-243 km) north of the region’s capital Monywa. All are either under partial or full control of the National Unity Government (NUG). It announced a halt to PDF offensives against the regime from March 30-April 13, which was extended until April 20. But the ceasefire allows the PDF to retaliate in “self-defense” against regime attacks.
A Kanni Township resident told DVB that two civilians were killed by airstrikes on seven villages on April 14. It is partly controlled by the NUG and the regime. “Two fighter jets dropped four bombs over the monastery,” a Tanze Township resident told DVB on the condition of anonymity after an airstrike killed one woman in Lema village on April 13.
A member of All Burma Students’ Democratic Front (ABSDF) told DVB on the condition of anonymity that the number killed by the airstrike in Tanze may rise. Three civilians were killed and 20 were injured by an airstrike on a monastery in Kyakhat village of Tabayin Township on April 12.
Tabayin was seized by resistance forces on August 18, 2024. The PDF told DVB there was no fighting between it and regime forces when the airstrikes occurred.
“Three people were killed instantly,” a Mingin Township resident told DVB after an airstrike on Zinkale village April 11. Six homes there were destroyed. A spokesperson from the Mingin People’s Administration Team under the NUG told DVB that a drone was spotted flying over the village before the airstrike occurred.
Three civilians were killed and at least two homes were destroyed by airstrikes on two villages in Kawlin Township on April 11. The PDF seized control of Kawlin on Nov. 6, 2024 but it was recaptured by regime forces during a counteroffensive Feb. 4-11, 2024. The NUG claims to partly control the town.
At least 151 civilians have been killed and 269 have been injured in air and artillery attacks since March 28. Since the regime announced its ceasefire on April 2, it has carried out 216 attacks, according to DVB data.
