Myanmar Military Bombs Monasteries, Targeting Faith & Resistance

0:00It's April 7th. Sydney News today starts now, AI-powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. Myanmar's military disbamed the monastery in Kata Town, Sagaing region, on March 20th. That's the same area, rocked by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake, a year ago, that killed thousands and wrecked homes across six regions. Rebuildings been stalled by ongoing clint of strikes on civilian spots, including these sacred religious buildings. Every serve as key hubs were folks gathered to eat, pray, and shelter from the chaos. Activists say the military is hitting them hard, seeing them as resistance hideouts, even as civilians flee there. Just a day later, another monastery in school got bombed in Connie Township near Mandalay, and this week, one in Karen State took fire too. People are reeling, calling these attacks a straight shot at their faith and fighting spirit. The group's document this as part of the post-coup crackdown since the February 2021 takeover. AIDS blocked two even sanitary paths for women, with the huntous inspecting their vanishing

1:04rubble wounds. New reports show historical sites like the Kuthadopagoda damaged, erasing community anchors. Fuel shortages for military controls and global ripples are spiking food costs, leaving families hungrier. Landmines and unexploded bombs make returning home deadly, per aid workers. Mass roots crews and monasteries are stretched thin, feeding the displaced, barising prices, and block deliveries mean more folks are borrowing just. To eat. Displaced moms and vendors hold on, eyeing conflict zones wearily, as the quake scars mix with fresh fears and saw guyings resistance heartland.