US EditionMyanmar uses ‘ghost ships’ to import aviation fuel for deadly air attacks, Amnesty says
Myanmar's military imported over 109,000 tonnes of jet fuel in 2025 using ghost ships and evasive tactics, increasing fuel supply by 69% amid the deadliest year of aerial attacks, Amnesty reports.
- On Monday, Amnesty International said military-ruled Myanmar used ghost ships that turn off or falsify Automatic Identification System tracking to disguise aviation fuel sources for air attacks.
- Sanctions led by the United States and Britain failed to fully stop imports, as fuel was repeatedly bought and resold to obscure origins, mirroring tactics used by Iran and Russia, Amnesty says.
- Amnesty's data shows Myanmar imported over 109,000 tonnes of aviation fuel, confirming at least nine shipments by four vessels between mid-2024 and the end of 2025.
- Amnesty International called for a ban on aviation fuel shipments and company withdrawals, linking fuel to attacks while the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners reported more than 7,700 civilian deaths; Myanmar's military government did not immediately respond.
- Records show at least nine earlier shipments reached Myanmar in 2023 and early 2024, many routed through a Vietnam storage unit, while opponents of Myanmar's military government say cutting fuel is crucial.
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Myanmar ‘ghost ships’ import fuel for air attacks, rights group says
An Amnesty International investigation found that aviation fuel, used by the Myanmar military in the nation’s ongoing civil war, continues to enter the country on “ghost ships,” the group said Sunday. Amnesty reported at least nine separate shipments of aviation fuel delivered into the country in 2024 and 2025, uncovering significant changes as to how the fuel enters. Among these changes is use of “ghost ships,” or vessels that turn off their tr…
Myanmar's military junta seems to have adopted the tactics of nations that evade sanctions such as Russia, Iran and North Korea, using evasive navigation routes and unflagged ships to disguise the aviation fuel sources it uses for air strikes in the country's civil war, human rights group Amnesty International said Monday.
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