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Kanan, Myanmar

Coordinates: 23°48′14″N 94°08′41″E / 23.803840637207°N 94.1446914672852°E / 23.803840637207; 94.1446914672852
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Kanan
ကနန်
Kanan is located in Myanmar
Kanan
Kanan
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 23°48′14″N 94°08′41″E / 23.803840637207°N 94.1446914672852°E / 23.803840637207; 94.1446914672852
Country Myanmar
RegionSagaing Region
DistrictTamu District
TownshipTamu Township
Village tractKanan village tract
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

Kanan (Burmese: ကနန်ရွာ) is a village in the Kanan village tract, Tamu Township, Sagaing Region, Myanmar.[1] The village is located north of the town of Khampat in Tamu Township.[2]

On 7 January 2024, Myanmar Air Force launched an air strike to the village killing least 17 civilians, including nine children, and injuring 20.[3][4][5] But the military government denied it and claiming that it was false news.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Place codes (Pcodes)". Myanmar Information Management Unit. January 2021.
  2. ^ Wei, Brian (10 February 2024). "Amnesty Demands War Crime Probe into Myanmar Junta Airstrike". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the January 7 Airstrike Attack on Kanan Village, Sagaing Region, Burma". Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Air Attack in Myanmar Kills 17, Including Children, but Military Denies Responsibility". Voice of America. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Witnesses Describe Aftermath of Myanmar Junta Airstrike". The Irrawaddy. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Churches, temples and monasteries regularly hit by airstrikes in Myanmar, activists say". AP News. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.