This photo taken on September 17, 2022 shows debris in a damaged school building in Depeyin township in Myanmar's northwest Sagaing region, a day after an attack on the village by a Myanmar military helicopter. - AFPPIX: At least 11 schoolchildren died in an air strike and firing on a Myanmar village, the UN children’s agency said, an attack the country’s junta said targeted rebels hiding in the area.
The Sagaing region in the country’s northwest has seen some of the fiercest fighting, and amid clashes between anti-coup fighters and the military, entire villages have been burned down.“On 16 September, at least 11 children died in an air strike and indiscriminate fire in civilian areas,“ UNICEF said in a statement issued Monday.“At least 15 children from the same school are still missing,“ UNICEF said, calling for their immediate safe release.
The junta confirmed they had sent troops in helicopters to the village after receiving a tip-off that fighters from the Kachin Independence Army -- an ethnic rebel group -- and from a local anti-coup militia were moving weapons in the area. Save the Children Asia Regional Director Hassan Noor expressed condolences to the families and said schools should be off limits and the safety of students protected.
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