One civilian killed by airstrike in Mandalay Region; National Unity Government opens 31 township-level courts

One civilian killed by airstrike in Mandalay Region

The People’s Defense Force (PDF) in Mogok Township of Mandalay Region told DVB that one civilian was killed and one was injured by three airstrikes on Mogok town May 2-3. An unknown number of homes and buildings were destroyed. Mogok is located 124 miles (200 km) northeast of the region’s capital Mandalay. 

“Two bombs dropped onto a monastery in Sinkwa village,” a Mogok resident told DVB on the condition of anonymity. “I thought I was dead,” the resident added. The regime carried out two airstrikes on four villages May 2-3. Mogok came under Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) control on July 24.