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The following is an incomplete list of massacres that have occurred in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).

Name Date Location Deaths Perpetrators Victims
1930 Rangoon riots 1930 Rangoon (present-day Yangon) 120–200+ Bamar rioters Ethnic Indian dockworkers
Arakan massacres 1942 Arakan (present-day Rakhine State)
  • 20,000 Rakhine Buddhists killed
  • 40,000+ Rohingya Muslims killed[1]
 Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims
Kalagong massacre 7 July 1945 Kalagong 600–1,000 Imperial Japanese Army Villagers of Kalagong
Rangoon bombing 9 October 1983 Rangoon 21 North Korea South Koreans
8888 Uprising and subsequent massacres 8–9 August 1988 Nationwide 3,000–10,000[2][3][4] Tatmadaw Pro-democracy protesters
September military coup and massacres 18–19 September 1988 Rangoon Unknown Tatmadaw Burmese civilians and government officials
Depayin massacre 30 May 2003 Depayin 70 Supporters of the SPDC-led military junta Members of the National League for Democracy (NLD)
Saffron Revolution and massacre of monks September 2007 Rangoon (near Sule pagoda and Shwedagon pagoda) 13–31 SPDC-led military junta Buddhist monks
Kha Maung Seik massacre 25 August 2017 Kha Maung Seik 99[5] Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army Hindu villagers
Chut Pyin massacre 26 August 2017 Chut Pyin 130[6]–358[7] Myanmar Army and Rakhine villagers Rohingya villagers
Gu Dar Pyin massacre 27 August 2017 Gu Dar Pyin 10[8]–400+[9][10] Myanmar Army and Rakhine villagers Rohingya villagers
Maung Nu massacre 27 August 2017 Maung Nu 82 killed or missing[11] Myanmar Army Rohingya villagers
Tula Toli massacre 30 August 2017 Tula Toli (Min Gyi) est. 500+[12] Myanmar Army Rohingya villagers
Inn Din massacre 2 September 2017 Inn Din 10[13] Myanmar Army and Rakhine villagers Rohingya villagers
Hlaingthaya massacre 14 March 2021 Hlaingthaya Township, Yangon 65+[14] Myanmar Army and Myanmar Police Force Protesters
Bago massacre 9 April 2021 Bago 82+[15] Myanmar Army and Myanmar Police Force Protesters
Mo So massacre 24 December 2021 Mo So 38+[16][17] Myanmar Army Villagers of Mo So
Mon Taing Pin massacre 12 May 2022 Mondaingbin, Sagaing Region 37[18] Myanmar Army Villagers
Let Yet Kone massacre 16 September 2022 Let Yet Kone, Tabayin Township 13[19][20] Myanmar Army and Myanmar Air Force Villagers of Let Yet Kon
Hpakant massacre 23 October 2022 A Nang Pa, Hpakant Township 80+[21] Myanmar Air Force Kachin civilians, musicians, Kachin Independence Organization officials
Tar Taing massacre 1-2 March 2023 Tartaing, Sagaing Township and Nyaungyin, Myinmu Township 17+[22] Myanmar Army Villagers
Pinlaung massacre 11 March 2023 Namneng village, Pinlaung Township 30+ Myanmar Army and Pa-O National Army Villagers and monks[23]
Pazigyi massacre aka
Kanbalu massacre 		11 April 2023 Pazigyi, Kanbalu Township ≥165[24] Myanmar Air Force Villagers[25][26]
Laiza artillery strike 9 October 2023 Laiza (China–Myanmar border) 29+[27] Myanmar Army Kachin civilians, refugess[28]
Kanan massacre 7 January 2024 Kanan, Sagaing Region 17[29] Myanmar Air Force Civilians[30]
Akyi Pan Pa Lun massacre 9 May 2024 Akyi Pan Pa Lun, Magway Region 15+[31] Myanmar Air Force Civilians
Lethtoketaw massacre 11 May 2024 Lethtoketaw, Sagaing Region 32[32][33][34] Myanmar Army Civilians

References

  1. ^ "Racism to Rohingya in Burma" (PDF). Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  2. ^ Ferrara (2003), pp. 313
  3. ^ Wintle (2007)
  4. ^ Fogarty, Phillipa (7 August 2008). Was Burma's 1988 uprising worth it? Archived 12 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine. BBC News.
  5. ^ "Myanmar: New evidence reveals Rohingya armed group massacred scores in Rakhine State". www.amnesty.org.
  6. ^ Cochrane, Liam (1 September 2017). "Women, children feared among scores dead in Myanmar village 'massacre'". ABC News. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  7. ^ Emont, Jon; Mandhana, Niharika (11 May 2018). "'We'll Turn Your Village Into Soil': Survivors Recount One of Myanmar's Biggest Massacres". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  8. ^ Naing, Shoon Lei Win; Sterling, Toby (11 December 2019). "Suu Kyi tells U.N.'s top court charge of Rohingya genocide is 'misleading'". Reuters. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  9. ^ Klug, Foster. "AP finds evidence for graves, Rohingya massacre in Myanmar". AP News. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  10. ^ Blumberg, Antonia (1 February 2018). "Mass Graves Suggest Systematic Killing Of Rohingya In Myanmar". HuffPost Canada. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Rohingyas describe bloody massacre at hands of Myanmar troops".
  12. ^ "There is no Rohingya left in Tulatoli". Dhaka Tribune. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  13. ^ Lone, Wa; Oo, Kyaw Soe; Lewis, Simon; Slodkowski, Antoni. "Massacre in Myanmar: One grave for 10 Rohingya men". Reuters. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Myanmar: Protesters Targeted in March Massacre". Human Rights Watch. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  15. ^ Hancocks, Paula (16 April 2021). "Witnesses to Bago killings describe relentless military onslaught against Myanmar civilian population". CNN. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  16. ^ "CARE International condemns Christmas Eve Massacre in Myanmar". Care International. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Women and children among dozens reported killed in Myanmar Christmas Eve massacre". ABC Australia. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Survivors haunted by Myanmar army massacre in Sagaing". Myanmar NOW. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Myanmar's junta denies deadliest attack on school after 13 found dead". The Independent. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  20. ^ "School attack in Let Yet Kone village may be considered a war crime with commanders criminally liable – Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar - Myanmar | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  21. ^ Paddock, Richard (25 October 2022). "Airstrike Kills at Least 80 During Outdoor Concert in Myanmar". New York Times.
  22. ^ "In Myanmar's heartland, new horrors from a junta struggling for control". Myanmar NOW. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  23. ^ leah (13 March 2023). "Myanmar army kills 33 in monastery massacre". Thaiger. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  24. ^ Regan, Helen; Sidhu, Sandi; Salai TZ; Coren, Anna (12 April 2023). "Screaming people and bodies everywhere: The horrific aftermath of Myanmar junta airstrike that killed 165". CNN. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023.
  25. ^ PECK, GRANT (11 April 2023). "Airstrikes on Myanmar village feared to have killed 100". Times Union. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  26. ^ "War Crime in Pazigyi (Kantbalu, Sagaing Region)". Mizzima. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  27. ^ "Dozens killed and injured in military attack on Myanmar refugee camp". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  28. ^ "More Than Two-Dozen People Killed in Attack on Refugee Camp in Northern Myanmar". VOA. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  29. ^ "Myanmar: Military air strikes that killed 17 civilians 'must be investigated as war crimes'". Amnesty International. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  30. ^ "An air attack in Myanmar kills 17, including children, but the military has denied responsibility". AP News. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  31. ^ Now, Myanmar (10 May 2024). "At least 15 killed in junta airstrike on Magway Region monastery". Myanmar Now. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  32. ^ Zan, Hein Htoo (13 May 2024). "Myanmar NUG Condemns Junta Forces' Massacre of 32 Civilians in Sagaing". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  33. ^ "Jailed anti-coup protest leader given another 20 years; Military kills 30 in raid against People's Defense Force". DVB. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  34. ^ Blazevic, Igor (13 May 2024). "Who carries responsibility for the atrocities in Myanmar?". Mizzima. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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