12/07/2025
Air strike in Mayanmar killed 23 people took shelter in a Budhists monastry
An air strike on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar's earthquake-struck area has killed 23 people , according to witnesses..
The resistance member — who spoke on condition of anonymity — said 23 civilians were killed when a jet fighter dropped a bomb on a building in the village's monastery midnight
They said more than 150 people from nearby villages had been taking shelter there to avoid recent fighting in the region.
Myanmar's independent Democratic Voice of Burma online media reported the number of death could be as high as 30, however the number could not be immediately confirmed.
The military did not immediately comment on the incident at the monastery, located about 35 kilometres north-west of Myanmar.
In the past, the army has said it only attacks legitimate targets of war and has accused the resistance forces of being terrorists.
The monastery housed about 200 people displaced by nearby fighting between the army and pro-democracy forces, The nature of the attack could not immediately be verified.
Military conducting air strikes despite quake
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military seized power from the elected government in February 2021, triggering a civil war.
After peaceful demonstrations were put down with lethal force, many opponents of military rule took up arms.
However, the military has continued to launch air strikes and artillery attacks on rebel-controlled areas, including those already destroyed by the earthquake, which killed almost 3,700 people.
The military has increasingly used air strikes to counter opposition forces, including the armed People's Defence Force in the area, a stronghold of armed resistance.
The poll is widely seen as an attempt to normalise the military's seizure of power through the ballot box and to deliver a result that ensures the generals retain control.