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Pazigyi massacre. On 11 April 2023, the Myanmar Air Force massacred at least 165 people [1] in the village of Pazigyi, Kantbalu Township, which is located 92 miles (148 km) west of Mandalay, Myanmar's second largest city. The air force used fighter jets and helicopters to attack a large crowd of people gathering for the opening of a local ...
The Myanmar Air Force (Burmese: တပ်မတော် (လေ), pronounced [taʔmədɔ̀ (le)]) is the aerial branch of the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar.The primary mission of the Myanmar Air Force (MAF) since its inception has been to provide transport, logistical, and close air support to the Myanmar Army in counter-insurgency operations. [2]
Air force base. Airfield information. Elevation. 298 ft (91 m) AMSL. Baledogle Airfield, also called Wanlaweyn Airstrip, is the largest military air base in Somalia, about 90 kilometers northwest of the capital, Mogadishu. The airfield was constructed in the 1970s for the Somali Air Force with assistance of the Soviet Union.
Panmawaddy Regional Command (headquarters on Haigyi Island) Mawyawaddy Regional Command (headquarters in Mawlamyine) Tanintharyi Regional Command (headquarters in Myeik) Zadetkyi Island Naval Base. Mali (Tavoy) Naval Base. Palai Island Naval Base. Kadan Naval Base. Sakanthit Naval Base. Lambi Naval Base.
For weeks, the Myanmar military and Karenni opposition forces allied with the parallel National Unity Government (NUG) had been fighting for control of Loikaw, a city of roughly 50,000 in central ...
Nampong Air Force Base. / 25.3525667°N 97.2948833°E / 25.3525667; 97.2948833. Nampong Air Force Base ( ICAO: VYNP) is a Myanmar Air Force base in Myitkyina, Myanmar (Burma). Formerly known as Myikyina West, it is located several miles to the west of Myitkyina. It is in current military use and home to a fighter squadron and an attack ...
The Myanmar Army claimed it killed 13 Arakan Army insurgents in military operations between 5 and 16 January. [ 201 ] Immediately after the initial attacks, the Rakhine State government issued a notice blocking non-governmental organisations and UN agencies, except for the International Committee of the Red Cross and the World Food Programme ...
Hpakant massacre. / 25.83722°N 96.36417°E / 25.83722; 96.36417. On the night of 23 October 2022, the Myanmar Air Force launched a series of airstrikes in Hpakant Township, Kachin State, Northern Myanmar. The targeted area was within the territory of the Kachin Independence Organization 's 9th Brigade in the Anangpa ( အနန့ ...