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US military says killed 23 civilians around the world in 2020; NGOs dispute figure Thursday, 03 June 2021 5:48 AM
[ Last Update: Thursday, 03 June 2021 5:48 AM ] This photo shows a Yemeni by walking past a mural depicting a US drone and reading Why did you kill my family in the capital Sanaa. (By AFP)
The US military says its operations killed nearly two dozen civilians in foreign counties in 2020; an acknowledgement that observers describe as “woefully inadequate.”
The finding of a Pentagon report, parts of which released to the public, said the US operations in Afghanistan, Somalia, and Iraq, Yemen and Nigeria, killed 23 civilians and wounded approximately 10 others, during 2020.
Myanmar Military Artillery Kills Kachin Civilians
Kachin Independence Army fighters. / CJ
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By The Irrawaddy 12 April 2021
Three civilians have died in fierce fighting between Myanmar’s military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Momauk Township, Kachin State.
The victims were an 83-year-old woman, a 23-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman from three different villages.
“They clashed intensely throughout the night from 11pm yesterday until this morning. Artillery shells fell into villages and the villagers died. Houses and monasteries were hit. Three people died. Two houses were blown up and windows were shattered elsewhere,” said a Myothit villager.
Artillery shells were fired by Myanmar’s military after KIA troops raided a police outpost and a military outpost on Sunday night, according to residents.