![]() I mean, literally, every single community is involved in some kind of armed resistance against this, you know, 60-years-old military dictatorship. MAUNG ZARNI: Well, Myanmar military is losing against the armed resistance on the ground that has sprung up since the military coup two years ago, so they are increasingly relying on airstrikes, and they are targeting the most vulnerable among the resistance communities. Zarni, welcome back to Democracy Now! Can you explain what’s happened in Burma, this latest attack, as you understand it? His recent piece, titled “Myanmar Military’s Acts of Terrorism from the Sky & Savage Beheadings on the Ground.” This comes as the United Nations has warned of worsening humanitarian and human rights crises in Burma, with mass arrests, torture of prisoners, the killing of civilians, and media repression.įor more, we’re joined by Maung Zarni, a Burmese scholar, dissident, human rights activist, co-founder of the Forces of Renewal for Southeast Asia, a grassroots network of pro-democracy scholars and human rights activists across Southeast Asia. The BBC and others have reported the military junta has increasingly used airstrikes to crush the resistance since it seized power in a 2021 coup, often targeting schools and clinics run by the opposition. Members of Burma’s government-in-exile condemned the attack as a “heinous act” that constitutes “a war crime.” This is how the BBC’s Jonathan Head described the attack, tweeting, quote, “Horrific air strike by military jets and helicopters this morning … Video posted by locals too awful to upload here but they say at least 53 dead, including women & children.” He continued, quote, “I cannot begin to describe how terrible the scenes are at Pa Zi Gyi. Graphic images posted online and verified by Al Jazeera and other media show burning limbs at the scene. On Tuesday, it carried out its deadliest attack yet, when it bombed a gathering at a community hall, killing an estimated 100 people, including 30 children. But on the other hand, I am no Mother Teresa either.AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show in Burma, where the military junta is escalating its airstrikes on civilians. I am not quite like Margaret Thatcher, no. When asked by the BBC whether perceptions of her as an amalgam of Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Teresa of Calcutta were incorrect as she was more similar to former British leader Margaret Thatcher, she said: "Well no. "What we are trying to go for is reconciliation not condemnation," Aung San Suu Kyi told the BBC. The military has denied the accusations, saying it was engaged in a legitimate counterinsurgency operation. Suu Kyi and her administration made a peace process to end almostĪttacks on Myanmar border guard posts in October last year by a previously unknown insurgent group ignited the biggest crisis of Aung San Suu Kyi 's year in power, with more than 75,000 Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh in the ensuing army crackdown.Ī United Nations report issued earlier this year said Myanmar's security forces had committed mass killings and gang rapes against Rohingya during their campaign against the insurgents, which may amount to crimes against humanity. FILE - Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to members of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) on its ninth meeting at a hotel in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Feb.
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