The situation in Myanmar just escalated. Northwest Myanmar’s Sagaing area felt the full force of a junta airstrike on Tuesday, which reportedly wiped out up to 100 people – children included.
Myanmar’s been a mess since the 2021 coup decided to ruin everyone’s lives and snuffed out a decade of shaky progress. The coup put an end to the civilian government guided by none other than Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
Now, the military’s busy flexing its muscles, dropping air strikes and busting out heavy weapons – civilian areas included.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had a thing or two to say about Sagaing’s unfortunate situation. He condemned the attack and urged those responsible to face the music.
Junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun did his best to justify the airstrike, saying it was all in the name of restoring peace…
