One-month-old infant among eight family members killed in devastating 500-pound bombing of Leybo village

Mizzima

A late-night airstrike by the Myanmar military has wiped out an entire family in Indaw Township, Sagaing Region, claiming the lives of eight local residents, including a one-month-old infant. At approximately 9 pm on 29 January, 2026, a junta jet fighter dropped two 500-pound bombs on Leybo Village, located near the resistance-held town of Mawlu.

“One bomb landed on the road in front of the house, and the other struck the back of the house. The bomb on the road damaged two houses facing each other,” a local said.

According to the Indaw Revolution group, seven of the eight victims were from the same household, with witnesses describing the impact as so severe that many bodies were found dismembered.

Residents of Leybo Village and neighbouring communities targeted by the airstrike fear further attacks, with some reportedly fleeing the area, local sources said.

The Voice of Mawlu group said the Military Commission is carrying out airstrikes, incitement, and propaganda in Mawlu to destabilize the area and erode public trust in the National Unity Government’s (NUG) PDF and administrative bodies.