Junta Airstrike Kills 4, Injures 2 in Thandwe’s Shwe Hlay Village

Narinjara, 31 July 2026

Four civilians were killed and two others seriously injured this afternoon when a Myanmar military jet bombed Shwe Hlay Village in Thandwe Township.

The attack occurred around 3:00 PM on July 31, when a junta fighter jet dropped three heavy bombs in two consecutive runs. Two bombs detonated between Lin Thi and Shwe Hlay villages, while a 500-pound bomb directly struck a local grocery store.

The blast destroyed the shop, instantly killing the owner, U Myo Zaw Win (37), his wife, Daw May Myat Lwin (37), and another resident. A 17-year-old local girl, Ma Swe Zin Aye, was also killed in the attack.

The store owner's 1-year-old son, Maung Nyan Lin Htet, and another civilian, U Zaw Thein (50), sustained severe injuries and are currently undergoing emergency medical treatment.

The airstrike also destroyed three nearby houses and two vehicles.

Local aid workers noted that the junta is increasingly targeting civilian areas as it suffers mounting battlefield losses to the Arakan Army (AA).