Infant and three women killed as Myanmar junta drops 300-pound bombs on non-conflict villages in Wetlet Township

Mizzima

In a sudden aerial attack on 6 January 2026, Myanmar junta forces dropped three 300-pound bombs on civilian villages in southeastern Wetlet Township, killing an infant boy and three women.

According to the Wetlet Informational Network, the strike targeted Pauk Kan Station village and Yay Thauk Kan village between 9:47 am and 9:57 am In addition to the four fatalities in Pauk Kan, a man from Yay Thauk Kan village was injured, and several homes were levelled by the high-explosive munitions.

Military sources and local residents emphasized that there was no active fighting or presence of revolutionary forces in the immediate vicinity at the time of the attack. “There was no clash.