Two locals killed in airstrikes in Loikaw and Hpruso

Photo - Military junta aircraft. Two civilians were killed in airstrikes by the military junta in Loikaw and Hpruso townships, Karenni State, on July 14 and 16, according to the Interim Executive Council (IEC) of Karenni State. (MOI) 001 (July 17) Mizzima. Two civilians were killed and injured in airstrikes by the military junta in Loikaw and Hpruso townships, Karenni State, on July 14 and 16, according to the Interim Executive Council (IEC) of Karenni State. Ko Banya, Secretary-2 of the IEC, told Mizzima today (July 17) that one man, around 35 years old, was killed in an airstrike in a location in Hpruso township last night (July 16). It is reported that on July 14, the military junta carried out airstrikes on villages and refugee camps in the eastern part of Loikaw township, resulting in the death and injury of an elderly woman. It was also reported that the airstrikes caused damage to homes, vehicles, and goods, and that one person was injured. "All the places that were attacked were not places where fighting was occurring. However, because our state is small, we are seeing a situation where fighting occurs in one place, but bombs are dropped in another. For example, the eastern part of Loikaw is not a place where fighting is happening at all. However, fighting is always happening in and around Loikaw," said Ko Banya, Secretary-2 of the IEC. In Karenni State, on June 24, two children, one around 10 years old and another around six years old, were killed and injured in a drone attack by the military junta in the Liwo village area of Demoso township. Furthermore, on June 4, a Baptist pastor was killed and two others were injured in an airstrike by a jet fighter in Demoso township. According to data from the Karenni Human Rights Group (KnHRG), more than 200,000 people have been displaced in Karenni State due to fighting and airstrikes that have occurred since the military coup. Editor. Aung Kyaw Phyo