Myanmar’s military junta launched three consecutive days of airstrikes on villages in northern Kawkareik Township, Karen State, using fighter jets and Y-12 transport aircraft to drop dozens of heavy bombs, according to local sources and resistance fighters.
The attacks, which ran from Oct. 6 to Oct. 8, targeted villages including Htihpoezan, Miparle, Myapataing, and Kwimaungtaing.
The area is located in Dooplaya (Kawkareik) District, an operational territory of Brigade 6 of the Karen National Union (KNU).
On the morning of Oct. 8 alone, junta aircraft dropped at least 50 bombs.