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80 Civilian Massacres In Post-Coup Myanmar
Including Otein Twin And Htun Ya Wai Incidents
On May 12, 2025, the State Administration Council (SAC) carried out an airstrike on a school in Otein Twin village, Tabayin Township, Sagaing Region. Reportedly, the attack killed 23 people, including 21 young students and two teachers who were attending classes. Although it was not a regular school chedule, the school in Otein Twin was among those opened in the Anyar region (Dry Zone) to avoid airstrikes. Just one day later, on May 13, the SAC conducted another airstrike on Htun Ya Wai village in Rathedaung Township, Rakhine State, killing at least 13 civilians, including one child.
Despite the SAC announcing a temporary ceasefire to facilitate relief efforts following the “Mandalay-Sagaing Earthquake,” airstrikes have persisted. In just over one month after the ceasefire, the SAC’s airstrikes have caused at least six massacres, including those in Otein Twin and Htun Ya Wai, where 10 or more civilians were killed. All six incidents targeted civilian villages and schools, resulting in at least 113 civilian deaths.
The SAC has been conducting airstrikes not only in conflict zones, such as in Kachin, Karen, Shan, Rakhine, Sagaing, and Magway, but also in areas with no active conflict. These attacks have targeted not only military objectives but also residential wards, villages, hospitals, religious buildings, and schools in areas not under their control.
