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US government calls for arms embargo on Myanmar's military junta after mass killings

2021-12-28T20:09:39.345Z


Atrocities by the military junta in Myanmar cause horror worldwide, but there is still no ban on arms deliveries. The US is now calling for an embargo that has so far failed due to the veto of Russia and China.


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A military parade in Myanmar: the USA calls for arms sales to be stopped at the military junta (archive image)

Photo: Ye Aung Thu / AFP

The US government is calling for an end to arms sales to the military following the mass killing in Myanmar.

The US State Department said it was concerned about the brutality of the regime in large parts of the country.

"It is unacceptable that innocent people and humanitarian actors are targeted."

The international community must do more to prevent such atrocities from happening again.

This also includes a ban on the sale of weapons and so-called dual-use goods to the military.

This means goods that can be used for both military and civil purposes.

These include navigation systems or monitoring electronics.

The UN General Assembly voted in June to ban arms deliveries to Myanmar.

The vote was only symbolic: the United Nations Security Council did not take up the measure.

Russia and China, which together with India are Myanmar's most important arms suppliers, have a veto right in the most powerful UN body.

35 cremated bodies found in Myanmar

At least 35 burned bodies were discovered in Myanmar on Friday, according to aid organizations.

According to local media and eyewitness reports, soldiers from the military junta arrested and killed civilians who were trying to flee their villages because of fighting.

Women and children were also among the victims.

The incident in the eastern state of Kayah had sparked international horror and outrage.

The international aid organization Save the Children said on Tuesday that two of its employees were among the dead.

Former Burma has been plunging into chaos and violence since a coup in February.

The military overthrew the de facto head of government Aung San Suu Kyi and has ruled with an iron fist ever since.

Any resistance is suppressed with brutal severity.

Since the coup, the USA has repeatedly imposed strict export restrictions and imposed sanctions on various members of the new leadership apparatus, some relatives and several companies.

hba / dpa / AFP

Source: spiegel

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