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On May 24, in Kachin State, Myanmar, at about noon, 13-year-old Awng Di walked to her aunt’s house to feed her chickens. Thirty minutes later, the heavy artillery penetrated the chicken coop; Awng Di died before reaching the nearby clinic.
“Our family has never been involved in politics… we just want to survive,” Awng Di’s mother told Al Jazeera. “Now, I want to curse [the military soldiers] Every time I see them. “
Since April, the town of Momauk where Awng Di is located has been the site of clashes between the armed forces of the Myanmar Army and the Kachin Independence Army (the armed faction of ethnic armed groups). According to United Nations estimates, the escalation of violence in Momauk and other areas of Kachin State has resulted in the displacement of more than 11,000 people. ....

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