At least 22 people have been killed and dozens injured in a bombing carried out by Myanmar’s junta forces in central Myanmar, local media reported.

According to Myanmar Now, the airstrikes targeted a school and hospital buildings in a rebel-controlled area in the village of Singut, located in Mandalay Region’s Myingyan Township.

The attack, which occurred over the weekend, claimed the lives of at least 12 rebels, while civilians—including children and health workers—were also among the dead.

A member of a local defense team stated that two bombs were dropped on a school building that had been repurposed as a rebel base.

The attack comes despite a recently announced ceasefire between the junta and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army. The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed last week that both sides signed an agreement that took effect on Jan. 18 following their seventh round of peace talks in Kunming, the capital of China’s southern Yunnan province.

Since the February 2021 military coup, Myanmar’s junta, known as the Tatmadaw, has been accused of widespread violence. According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, at least 6,106 civilians have been killed by security forces, though this figure does not account for casualties from ongoing clashes.
 

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