Junta airstrikes kill teenage girl in northern Shan

The strikes come as junta forces advance on Hsipaw, a strategic trade hub near the Chinese border, escalating fighting with the Ta’ang National Liberation Army

Wreckage from a junta airstrike that killed a 16-year-old girl and injured five others on October 14, 2025, as fighting intensified between the military and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army in northern Shan State. (Photo: TNLA)