Myanmar has been consumed by a civil war since a 2021 military coup ousted the elected government of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. (EPA Images pic)YANGON: A military airstrike on a village in central Myanmar killed 11 people, a rebel fighter said on Saturday.

Myanmar has been consumed by a civil war since a 2021 military coup ousted the elected government of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

The attack took place in territory controlled by the People's Defence Forces (PDF) rebel group in Yesagyo township, southwest of Mandalay city, at around 2.00pm (0730 GMT) on Friday, Bo Paw, a PDF member, said.

The attack killed 11 people, including six women and two children, among them a one-year-old who "could just walk a little bit", Bo Paw said.