UN Body Warns Myanmar Junta Using 'Double-Tap' Airstrikes to Target First Responders

The Myanmar military has adopted a dangerous "double-tap" airstrike tactic this year, returning to bomb initial strike locations within minutes to deliberately target rescue workers and medics, according to the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM). Nicholas Koumjian, head of the IIMM—a UN body tasked with documenting grave international crimes in Myanmar—told KNG that the tactic violates international humanitarian law and could constitute a war crime. "I first noticed the Myanmar military using this tactic this year.