Mindat People’s Administration reports 40 civilians killed, 120 injured in five years of Myanmar junta airstrikes

Mizzima

Over the past five years, at least 40 civilians, including women and children, have been killed and 120 others injured in junta airstrikes on Mindat Township, southern Chin State, according to a statement released by the Mindat Township People’s Administration on 25 August.

The township governance body documented 176 airstrikes between 27 May 2021 and 3 August 2025, during which roughly 329 bombs were dropped.

The bombings killed 40 civilians and damaged 172 homes, 40 government buildings including schools and hospitals, and 18 religious sites such as churches and monasteries.

“The victims were all civilians, and the airstrikes targeted places where no fighting was taking place,” Salai Yawman, head of the Interim Mindat Township People’s Administration, told Mizzima on 26 August.