Min Aung Hlaing Inauguration Expected This Week — 100+ Civilians Killed in Airstrikes Since Parliament Convened

As of April 6, Min Aung Hlaing's inauguration as Myanmar's 11th president was expected within days, completing the junta's staged transition to nominal civilian rule. The Irrawaddy documented that since the junta-installed parliament convened on March 16, at least 100 civilians had been killed in SAC airstrikes — highlighting the regime's intensified aerial campaign coinciding with its political 'legitimization' effort. Documented atrocities in this period included a family of four killed in Thandwe (Rakhine, April 1), a clinic bombed in Budalin (Sagaing, killing 7 including a mother and newborn), and a market strike in Let Pan Hla (Mandalay Region, March 14, 27 dead). The NUG continued to coordinate resistance operations across Sagaing, Magway, and Kachin state, with the KIA reporting continued pressure on SAC positions in Hpakant Township following capture of six frontline posts on April 2. The Arakan Army maintained its siege of Sittwe, where AA fighters held positions within 2 km of the city center.