In Myanmar, the military crackdown on civilians has been severely criticized by the international community, but the military has stepped up the crackdown and bombed the armed groups of ethnic minorities who are encouraging civilians for three consecutive days.

On the 29th in Myanmar, demonstrations protesting the military are being held in Yangon, the largest city, and Mandalay, the second largest city.



On the other hand, security forces repeatedly fired indiscriminately not only at the demonstrators but also at the surrounding houses, and it is reported that casualties have occurred in various places.



Local human rights groups said the crackdown on the 27th killed 114 people, the most casualties of the day, and 459 people have been killed since the coup.



Meanwhile, in the southeastern Kayin State and northern Kachin State from the 27th to the 28th, local media reported that armed groups of ethnic minorities operating in their respective regions attacked military bases, and armed ethnic minorities. There are a series of movements to help the citizens.



Of these, Kayin State militants declared in a statement on the 28th, "We cannot overlook the murder of demonstrators anymore. We will fight military dictatorship with the demonstrators."



In response, the Myanmar military has been bombing Kayin State for three consecutive days in retaliation on the 29th, and it is estimated that thousands of displaced persons are moving to neighboring Thailand.



At a press conference on the 29th, Thai Prime Minister Prayut revealed that he had strengthened security on the border with Myanmar and ordered evacuees to be protected from a humanitarian point of view.

The army fires on people other than demonstrators

In Myanmar, it is reported through videos that the military is repeatedly firing at people who have not participated in the demonstration.



A footage, believed to have been taken in Dawei in the south on the 27th, shows a motorcycle with three men being fired by a security force vehicle passing by.



The motorcycle plunged into the gate of a nearby building, and two of the three ran away as they were, but you can also see the rest of the men being taken to security forces where they had fallen.



According to local media, a 13-year-old boy who was playing near his home in Yangon, the largest city, was shot dead by security forces.



At the funeral held on the 28th, the mother said in tears in front of the boy's body, "Why leave my mother behind. How can I live without you?" He was showing a three-fingered pose indicating his intention to protest the army.



According to local media, another one-year-old child was injured in one eye by a rubber bullet fired by security forces in Yangon, and the damage to the child has been reported one after another.

Armed Forces Executive "Standing on the Civil Side to Defeat Military Dictatorship"

On the 27th of Military Anniversary, state television reported that a military base was attacked in the southeastern province of Kayin State.



Karen National Union executive Pado So Toh Nee, who organizes the armed groups that carried out this attack, received multiple air strikes from Myanmar military aircraft from the 27th to the 28th in response to NHK's interview. So far, it has been revealed that 3 people have died and 8 people have been injured.



"We stand by the citizens to defeat the military dictatorship," the executive said, although he was not thinking of retaliation for the airstrikes, and made clear his intention to fight the military to protect them from crackdowns.

China Foreign Ministry spokesman No direct criticism

Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, said at a press conference on the 29th that more than 100 civilians protesting the military died in Myanmar due to shootings by security forces, "I am concerned about the situation in Myanmar." However, he did not directly blame the military.



On top of that, "The conflict between violence and bloodshed does not benefit either, and it is the people of Myanmar who are affected. We each party consider the basic interests of the people of Myanmar and calm the situation through dialogue. I hope that. "