Deadly Airstrikes in Northern Burma Kill, Injure Dozens of Civilians

Villagers gathered to mourn the victims who were killed in a junta airstrike in the Khuafo village, located north of the Chin State town of Thantlang, Burma, on March. 30, 2023. Free Burma Rangers

Burmese junta forces fired airstrikes on a village in the country’s northwest on Thursday, killing at least eight civilians, as the military intensified efforts to tackle opposition groups, according to independent news reports.

The Free Burma Rangers (FBR), a multi-ethnic humanitarian service movement, told The Epoch Times by email that eight civilians, including two children, were killed in the attack. Seven villagers were wounded, including a one-year-old child.

The Chin National Army (CNA), an ethnic armed rebel group in Burma (also known as Myanmar), claimed that junta forces dropped four bombs on the Khuafo village, just north of the Chin State town of Thantlang.

“There are concerns that the death toll may rise,” CNA spokesperson Salai Htet Ni was quoted as saying by Myanmar Now.

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David Eubank, who founded the Free Burma Rangers, described the situation in Burma as “the worst” he has seen in 30 years. The military junta fired over 30 airstrikes against civilians in Karenni State last month, he said.