Junta Warplanes Bomb TNLA-Held Shan Towns on Buddhist Holiday

The Myanmar military regime launched airstrikes on two towns controlled by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State on Monday morning, injuring civilians and destroying homes, according to the ethnic armed group.

Bombs struck Namtu’s central market area and near the telecommunications office in Hsipaw shortly after 7 a.m. on Monday, the Full Moon Day of Thadingyut—a major Buddhist holiday in Myanmar. Residents said the strikes deliberately targeted busy civilian areas.

“They bombed just as people were going to monasteries for prayers and offerings,” said a Namtu resident.