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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Esther J, Emily Fishbein

Scarred by war, Myanmar children ‘cannot have the life they used to have’

A military air strike on a school in Karenni State's Daw Si Ei village killed four of the students [Myo Satt Hla Thaw/Al Jazeera]

Ever since she witnessed a Myanmar military air strike on her school in February, kindergarten teacher Mi Hser has been haunted by the memory.

The day started like any other at the school in Daw Si Ei village in the southeastern Karenni State’s Demoso township. Children tossed around a football, while others played and shared snacks until the morning bell. Gathered outside for their weekly assembly, the 170 students listened as their teachers spoke. There was a buzzing overhead – a military drone – but neither Mi Hser nor anyone else took much notice.

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