Joint Letter from 190 Organizations to President Biden Calling for Sanctions on Companies Supplying the Burmese Military with Jet Fuel
Dear President Biden, We, the undersigned 190 organizations, are shocked, horrified, and appalled by the Burmese military’s intentional targeting of civilians on April 11, an unprovoked aerial attack that killed more than 170 civilians, including at least 40 children. We urge you to take and coordinate action immediately and implement harsher sanctions that will effectively hold the military junta accountable for this blatant violation of international law and cut off its fuel and weaponry supply.
On Tuesday, April 11, the military junta launched a devastating aerial attack in Kanbalu township, Sagaing region. Early that morning, more than 300 people had gathered for the opening of a new administration office. The junta’s military aircraft bombed Kanbalu as a Russian-made Mi35 helicopter fired into the ceremony while circling the village. Military planes continued to fly over the village, making it extremely difficult for first responders to enter the area to assist the injured and recover the bodies of victims. More than 170 civilians were killed during the attack, with at least 30 injured and 20 more in critical condition. Of the 170 casualties, at least 27 were women and 38 were children.
