Junta launches airstrike on TNLA-held Kyaukme Town

The junta carried out an airstrike near a clinic in Kyaukme Town, located in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township, causing damage in the area.

Around 10:00 am on August 4, a bomb dropped by a junta aircraft exploded near Zayar Phyo Clinic and a nearby grocery shop in Ward 6, after the airstrike targeted the central area of Kyaukme Town, which is under the control of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA).

“The bomb landed right in front of Zayar Phyo Clinic. Both the clinic and a nearby grocery shop were damaged. A house across from Daw Chaw Private School was also badly hit. It’s believed the junta used a 500-pound bomb in the strike. Smoke was seen rising from the site, it was visible from all across town. We still don’t know if there were any casualties,” said a Kyaukme Town resident.

Shan Herald is still investigating to determine the full extent of the damage and any casualties resulting from the junta’s airstrike.