Myanmar opposition launches drone attack on capital

Opponents of army rule in Myanmar said on Thursday they carried out drone attacks on two military targets in its capital Naypyitaw.

The National Unity Government (NUG) - which calls itself the government in exile-said it deployed 29 drones armed with explosives to the airport, air force base and army headquarters, according to reports from the BBC.

The junta said it had intercepted the drones, shooting down seven, including one which exploded on a runway.

There were no casualties, they said.

A spokesperson for the NUG's affiliate in Naypyitaw, the People’s Defense Force (PDF) said it carried out the attack under the instruction of the NUG’s defense ministry and said it took place in two locations, one of which was an air force base. It did not provide details of the attack.

The NUG represents the elected civilian government previously led by Aung San Suu Kyi, which was toppled in a coup in 2021.

Since then it and other opposition groups have been fighting the junta regime, which has begun losing control of large areas of the country.