Based on more than 60 interviews with
individuals from Karenni and Kachin
states, “Crashing Down on Us”:
Myanmar Military Junta Aerial Attacks,
War Crimes, and Impunity in Kachin
and Karenni States documents
airstrikes by the Myanmar military
junta between October 2023 and
November 2024.
The report reveals the indiscriminate nature of
the junta’s assaults and retaliatory attacks
targeting civilians and displaced populations
in Kachin and Karenni states, which constitute
war crimes. While airstrikes have been widely
documented, far less is known about the
individuals responsible for these heinous
attacks. This report identifies 22 Myanmar
military junta officials who should be
investigated and potentially prosecuted and
names specific military units responsible for
the airstrikes and shelling.
Through detailed recommendations, this
report urges the international community to
address the impunity currently enjoyed by the
Myanmar military junta and its officials and to
impose immediate sanctions on the supply of
aviation fuel and weapons continually
received by the junta.