Domestic News Updates – January 11, 2025 Evening
📌📌 1. AA Reports 26 Civilians Killed and Others Missing After Airstrike on Kyauk Ni Maw Village
January 11
The Arakan Army (AA) announced early this morning, January 11, that a military airstrike on Kyauk Ni Maw Village in Rambree Township, Rakhine State, resulted in the deaths of 26 civilians, including elderly people and children. Many others remain missing, with bodies yet to be recovered.
The AA stated that the military junta, which is suffering significant defeats in Rakhine State, carried out an airstrike on Kyauk Ni Maw Village at 1:20 PM on January 8, despite no ongoing clashes in the area.
The airstrike, conducted by the junta’s jet fighters, caused extensive fires in the southern, central, and northern parts of the village, destroying 398 houses. Many elderly people and children were caught in the blaze, the AA reported.
According to the AA's records, the attack left 26 dead, 12 seriously injured, and 15 with minor injuries. The AA warned that the death toll and the number of injured may rise as more missing persons are accounted for. They also pledged to release updated casualty lists as more information becomes available.
The AA condemned the airstrike, calling it a clear war crime and an act of cowardice by the military junta. They alleged that the junta, facing defeats in the region, has been targeting civilians in non-combat zones, including hospitals, clinics, schools, religious sites, marketplaces, bridges, and residential areas, using airstrikes and heavy artillery.
The National Unity Government’s Ministry of Human Rights also issued a statement, pledging to take all necessary measures to hold the junta accountable for its atrocities in the Kyauk Ni Maw airstrike.
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📌📌 2. BMC Calls for Immediate Halt to Aviation Fuel and Related Supplies to the Junta Due to Civilian Casualties from Airstrikes
January 11
The Blood Money Campaign (BMC) has called on ASEAN member states, the United Nations, and international companies to immediately cease supplying aviation fuel, aircraft, and related technologies to Myanmar’s military junta. This comes as civilian casualties from the junta’s airstrikes continue to rise.
On January 10, the BMC urged the international community to cut ties with the junta, highlighting that international support for the junta’s airstrikes is not only causing civilian deaths but also leading to severe disruptions in daily life, livelihoods, and basic necessities.
The BMC pointed out that the junta’s airstrikes and continuous flights have forced many people to flee their homes, depriving them of education, healthcare, and food security. Civilians have also suffered psychological trauma and seen their livelihoods, particularly those dependent on agriculture, severely impacted.
The BMC also accused the junta of misusing commercial aviation fuel for military purposes, targeting public gathering places such as markets, charity events, religious ceremonies, hospitals, and schools in its airstrikes.
While some sanctions have been imposed on domestic companies associated with the junta, the BMC criticized the lack of action against key international suppliers of aviation fuel to Myanmar.
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📌📌 3. KPF Confirms Captured People’s Defense Forces (PDF) Members Are Treated in Accordance with Military Ethics
January 11
The Kachin People’s Defense Force (KPF) issued a statement on January 10, confirming that members of the People’s Defense Forces (PDF) captured during the takeover of the Lan Se region in Sawlaw Township, Kachin State, are being held and treated in compliance with military ethics.
The KPF reported that the Lan Se region was captured in the second week of November 2024 after the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and allied forces launched an offensive. Despite some resistance, the PDF surrendered, enabling the swift capture of the area.
Captured PDF members, featured in a KPF-released video, stated that they were being treated well, with injured individuals receiving medical care. They revealed that they had joined the PDF to defend their region and out of fear of being forcibly conscripted by the military junta.
The KPF also stated that they had previously issued warnings urging the PDF to lay down arms, but the PDF leadership allegedly withheld this information from lower-ranking members, resulting in clashes.
Some PDF leaders who have joined the KPF stressed that the current conflict is not about ethnicity or territorial control but a people’s revolution aimed at overthrowing the junta's oppressive regime. They urged other PDF members to join forces with the broader resistance movement.
This report was provided by Radio NUG correspondent Ko Khant.
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