Army helicopters target school in Myanmar, killing 13 people including 7 children.

According to a school administrator, military-led government helicopters in Myanmar targeted a school and a surrounding community, killing 13 people, including 7 children. 

Since the army seized control of the nation in February of 2021, there have been widespread, nonviolent demonstrations in Myanmar. On Friday of last week, the event happened at Depeyin Township in Sagaing.  

Since the military administration took over last year, civilian fatalities have been routine as they make efforts to crush any pro-democracy militants and their sympathizers. However, the number of youngsters slain on Friday sets a sobering record as being the most since the overthrow and overthrow of Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratic administration. According to reports, at than 2,000 people have perished since the military took over.  

The military in Myanmar, according to media accounts, thought that insurgents were using the structure. The community of Let Yet Kone in Tabayin, also known as Depayin in the Central Sagaing area, was also raided by the army on Friday. The troops also started shooting at the community school that was situated within a Buddhist temple. According to the allegations, some youngsters were slain immediately and others when the military invaded the area.  

There have reportedly been whole village burndowns in the area. UNICEF, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, also moved to denounce the assault at the same time, claiming that the airstrike claimed the lives of at least 11 children.  

“On 16 September, at least 11 children perished in an air strike and indiscriminate fire in residential areas,” UNICEF said in a statement released yesterday. The children’s agency further emphasized the need for schools to be secure and to never become the target of such assaults, while also claiming that at least 15 students from the same school are still unaccounted for and urging for their prompt return.  

On February 1, 2021, the military junta of Myanmar overthrew the government during a coup. Since then, the nation has allegedly seen mass deaths, torture, arrests, and assaults on civilians. The UNSC and Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have attempted to resolve the country’s situation diplomatically, but to no avail.