For Myanmar Military, Rule No. 1 in Riot Control Is Shoot to Kill A placard with a free Aung San Suu Kyi message against a background of a Myanmar army soldier is seen in February during an anti-regime protest in Yangon. / The Irrawaddy 8.7k By Kyaw Zwa Moe 2 March 2021 “The military never fires into the air. It just shoots straight to hit.” That’s what Myanmar’s late dictator Ne Win said once. His words are still true. Within one month of the new military regime staging a coup on Feb. 1, its army and security forces have shot at least 21 protesters to death. Almost all of them were shot execution style—in their heads and chests.