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Students killed at Myanmar boarding school as junta escalates air war
The Myanmar military launched nearly 500 airstrikes in August, killing over 40 children and targeting 15 schools, as it intensifies efforts to regain control before December elections.
- A military airstrike on a school in Kyauktaw Township, Myanmar, killed at least 19 students, according to the Arakan Army, amid increasing violence ahead of elections in December.
- The UN children's agency, Unicef, reported that children were killed and injured in the airstrike at the boarding school, highlighting increasing violence in Rakhine State.
- The military conducted nearly 500 airstrikes across Myanmar in August, resulting in over 40 child deaths and damage to 15 schools, reported the shadow National Unity Government.
- The Myanmar military announced that polling will not occur in 56 lower house and nine upper house constituencies due to conditions being 'not conducive,' according to the state media Global New Light of Myanmar.
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Students killed at Myanmar boarding school as junta escalates air war
A Myanmar military airstrike on a school last week killed at least 19 students, an ethnic militia said, as the war-torn nation's ruling junta steps up a campaign to retake territory ahead of a planned election in December.
Myanmar's military government restricts the upcoming elections and kills 19 students in an air raid in the west of the country. Two private schools in Rakhine state were hit.
Students Killed at Myanmar Boarding School as Junta Escalates Air War
A Myanmar military airstrike on a school last week killed at least 19 students, an ethnic militia said, as the war-torn nation's ruling junta steps up a campaign to retake territory ahead of a planned election in December.
The military in Myanmar apparently killed 19 students in an air raid in a boarding school. The civil war in the country continues to worsen, although it is supposed to be elected this year.
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