Junta troops in Myanmar's Sagaing region have killed at least seven civilians in retaliation for an attack on their gunboats by rebel fighters. The killings are part of a pattern of deadly attacks on civilians by the military since the coup in February 2021. Rights groups estimate that over 4,000 civilians have been killed since the takeover. The gunboats carrying soldiers came under heavy artillery fire from the anti-junta People's Defense Force, and after the attack, the troops docked and raided a village, killing seven villagers and burning their houses.

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