Geneva, Aug 11, 2026 (AFP) - Myanmar escalating aerial attacks on civilians: UN probe

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2026-08-11

The Myanmar military has escalated its aerial attacks against civilians, with the conflict ravaging the country showing no signs of abating, UN investigators said Tuesday. The military stepped up such attacks and other crimes against civilians in the lead-up to the elections completed in January, and these strikes have since "continued unabated", the United Nations' Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) said. The deeply restricte......

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