Media Citation
Myanmar military escalates civilian killings, monitor warns, amid diplomatic push | Reuters
Source: Reuters | 27 July 2026
[...]The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) said the onslaught was a result of the tactics deployed by Myanmar's new military chief who took over in late March as his predecessor prepared to become the country's president.
[...]"Since the ruling junta in Myanmar reconfigured its military command structure in March, civilians have been subject to the military's worsening repression and intensified aerial bombing campaign," ACLED said.
"These adjustments included the regular deployment of specialised groups of two to five jet fighters executing sustained airstrikes against single targets."
ACLED gathers data on Myanmar's ongoing conflict from media reports and local partners, as well as reports by the UN, international monitoring groups and local human rights organisations. [...]
