Anti-coup forces allege Myanmar military using banned, restricted weapons
Al Jazeera
Calls for investigation grow as fighters from multiple states allege military using weapons such as white phosphorous.
Mae Sot, Thailand – Once again, the attack came from the sky.
The Kachin resistance fighters barely heard the sound of the propellers as the Myanmar military’s two drones released their payload above their heads in northern Kachin State in late April.
“I fell down to the ground when the bombs dropped,” Aung Nge, a fighter with the Kachin People’s Defense Force (PDF), told Al Jazeera from an undisclosed location. “I didn’t lose consciousness. I was awake the whole time.”
The drone attack seriously injured three men who were holed up close to the front line in Kachin State where battles with the armed forces have been escalating since October last year.
In critical condition, field medics sent the men to a hidden hospital deep in the jungle where they could be treated by professional doctors.
