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War crimes during the Myanmar civil war (2021–present)

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offensive, war crimes and abuses by the Tatmadaw escalated. The military has repeatedly said it does not target civilians and often claims it is resistance forces that commit the violence.
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perpetrated by Myanmar's soldiers has been a hallmark of the culture of abuse and impunity in the country's decades-long civil wars with its ethnic minorities." Matt Wells, the director of
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According to Amnesty International photo and video analysis, as well as interviews with witnesses, indicated the Myanmar air force had dropped bombs on three locations near the
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Junta forces have committed severe abuses against captured rebels, including public executions and torture. As an example, on 7 November 2023, two members of the
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Over the course of a week in 2023, army troops in Sagaing killed a total of 99 villagers, beheaded 20 resistance fighters, and raped at least 3 women.
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have been accused of several atrocities against civilians as well as forcibly recruiting local men by threatening to burn down their villages.
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in Sagaing's Kanan village on 7 January 2024, killed 17 villagers, including nine children, while at least 20 people were injured.
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against civilians. A video showed displaced people scrambling for cover under a cloud of tear gas in Myanmar.
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has proven that the incident occurred at a time in which the regime was in full control of the village.
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stated that they chose to attack the village as the village was allegedly opening a PDF office. The
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in Sagaing Region, killing at least 165 civilians, including several children, days before
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The military of Myanmar has been long accused of atrocities over the broader course of the
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that has run for decades before the most recent phase in 2021. Thaslima Begum, wrote for
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condemned the attack, citing a disregard of the military's duty to protect civilians.
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In March 2022, army troops tortured and executed at least 30 villagers during the
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https://asiatimes.com/2023/12/return-of-the-four-cuts-in-myanmars-mon-state/
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Helen Regan; Angus Watson; Anna Coren; Su Chay; Pallabi Munsi (2024-03-27).
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In 2022, the Tatmadaw looted and torched Catholic chapels in several
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Amnesty International has documented the use of banned
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Myanmar
Tatmadaw
war crimes
crimes against humanity
2021–present Myanmar civil war
Rohingya genocide
List of massacres in Myanmar
internal conflict in Myanmar
The Guardian
sexual violence
Amnesty International
cluster munitions
Shan State
Yangon
2021 coup d'état
Operation 1027
four cuts
collective punishment
human shields
landmines
Bayingyi
Sagaing region

Pinlaung
Shan State
Pinlaung massacre
Shan State
Pazigyi massacre
Thingyan
Zaw Min Tun

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