MYANMAR SOLDIERS ON A GENOCIDE MISSION IN THE SAGAING REGION

It was in the news that Myanmar soldiers rounded up and killed 11 people in a village, shooting and then setting them on fire, according to people in the area and local media.

Gory details of the attack in form of videos and photos purporting to show charred corpses in Don Taw village in the Sagaing region of Myanmar’s north-west was circulated on Tuesday while reactions grew on social media condemning the act.

The image was reported to have been taken shortly after the massacre were carried out and set ablaze, ir was shown that some of the victims are still alive before they were set ablaze.

The said region has witnessed fierce fighting between the junta’s forces and militia set up by opponents of military rule since the 1 February coup.

A UN spokesman, Stephane Dujarric expressed deep concern at the reports “of the horrific killing of 11 people” and strongly condemned the violence, saying “credible reports indicate that five children were among those killed”.

The material or claims over how the 11 died could not be independently verified. An account given by a person who said he went to the scene generally matched descriptions of the incident reported by independent Myanmar media.

But it's glaring that the ncifent actually happened and there's no justification to such act irrespective of the reasons and decisions behind it. The junta is bent on establishing it matching order in the region while the world look on.