“Crashing Down on Us”

Myanmar Military Junta Aerial Attacks, War Crimes, and Impunity in Kachin and Karenni States

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.