Mo So massacre

Mo So massacre
Part of Myanmar civil war
Site of massacre is located in Myanmar
Site of massacre
Site of massacre
Site of massacre (Myanmar)
LocationMo So, Hpruso Township, Kayah State
DateDecember 24, 2021
Deaths44
  • 40 civilians
  • 4 military troops
  • 13 missing
PerpetratorsMyanmar Army
including Aung Zaw Aye and Ni Lin Aung

The Mo So Massacre, also known as the Christmas Eve Massacre, was a mass killing of civilians that occurred on the afternoon of December 24, 2021, in Hpruso Township in Kayah State, Myanmar.[1] During the massacre, Myanmar Army troops killed and burned over forty people.

The following day, the Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF) found the victims burned in their vehicles. The incident was condemned by the United Nations, Save the Children, and the United States Embassy in Myanmar.

  1. ^ "Myanmar's military is blamed for a Christmas Eve massacre". NPR.org. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.