(Sydney) – The Myanmar military used a 'thermobaric' munition for an attack on an opposition building in Sagaing Region on April 11, 2023, that killed more than 160 people, including children, Human Rights Watch said today. The airstrike using an 'enhanced-blast' type munition on the village of Pa Zi Gyi in upper Myanmar caused indiscriminate and disproportionate civilian casualties in violation of international humanitarian law , and was an apparent war crime. Foreign governments should prevent funding, arms, and aviation fuel from going to Myanmar's military, which continues to commit serous abuses with impunity.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/05/09/myanmar-enhanced-blast-strike-likely-war-crime

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