Airstrikes in Hakha Kill Three Family Members, Including a Child

Photo- CJ

Public Myanmar News , January 5, 2026

By PM01,

Airstrikes carried out by Myanmar’s military on villages in Hakha Township, Chin State, have killed three members of the same family, including a child, according to local residents and ground sources.

The strikes targeted Haltu and Haiphai villages around midnight on January 4, witnesses said. Residents reported that jet fighter aircraft were used in the attacks.

Local sources told media that there were no active clashes in the targeted villages at the time of the airstrikes and that no Chin resistance forces were present in the area.

“There were absolutely no clashes. The junta deliberately bombed civilian homes,” a local source told Public Myanmar News. “There are no CDF-Hakha forces in those villages—none at all. The attacks were intentionally directed at civilians.”

Photo- CJ

As a result of the bombardment, three family members — including a mother and a child — were killed in Haltu village, while one adult man was injured, according to eyewitnesses.

In nearby Haiphai village, residents said there were no reported deaths, but several houses were damaged by the airstrikes.

Public Myanmar News said it is continuing to verify the extent of damage to homes through its ground sources.

The Military junta’s authorities have not issued any comment on the latest airstrikes.

The source added that although CDF-Hakha forces carried out an attack on the military’s Light Infantry Battalion 266 base in Hakha Township on December 26, 2025—a clash that lasted only one day—there have been no ground battles since then.However, local resistance groups say the military has continued to carry out frequent airstrikes on villages in areas surrounding Hakha, despite the absence of ongoing fighting on the ground.

Meanwhile, the CDF–Hakha Central Council announced that all properties in Hakha town belonging to parliamentary candidates who are participating in the military junta’s so-called election have been confiscated and declared public property.

Edit- Public Myanmar News 

#PublicMyanmarNews

#Airstrikes

 #Hakha 

Nearly 80 civilians, including Buddhist monks have been killed and more than 100 others injured in Sagaing Region

Photo- MFP 

PUBLIC MYANMAR NEWS – December 23, 2025

Presented by Ko Saw

Nearly 80 civilians, including Buddhist monks, have been killed and more than 100 others injured in Sagaing Region over just nine days due to intensified junta airstrikes, according to ground resistance sources.

Between December 12 and December 21, the military carried out widespread aerial attacks across multiple townships, including Banmauk, Kawlin, Shwebo, Wetlet, Khin-U, Kantbalu, Kyunhla, and Taze. Reports indicate between 20 and nearly 80 airstrikes during this short period.

Among the deadliest incidents were a bombing of a tea shop in Depayin Township, airstrikes on civilians attempting to flee conflict zones by crossing the Ayeyarwady River, and repeated attacks along the Shwebo–Myitkyina strategic road, including fuel stations and nearby villages in Khin-U Township. These attacks alone reportedly killed more than 40 displaced civilians.

Photo- MFP 

Among the deadliest incidents were a bombing of a tea shop in Depayin Township, airstrikes on civilians attempting to flee conflict zones by crossing the Ayeyarwady River, and repeated attacks along the Shwebo–Myitkyina strategic road, including fuel stations and nearby villages in Khin-U Township. These attacks alone reportedly killed more than 40 displaced civilians.

A source close to frontline resistance groups told Public Myanmar News that airstrikes intensified continuously between December 12 and December 18.

Photo- MFP

The source said that after the bombing of a tea shop in Depayin Township, the situation worsened when civilians attempting to flee toward Sagaing, including those gathered along the Ayeyarwady River near the Shwebo–Myitkyina road junction, were also targeted by airstrikes.

“That was the worst moment. Fighter jets, drones, and paramotors were all used to carry out relentless bombardments. This has gone far beyond inhumane—it has crossed every possible line,” the source said.

“Because of these airstrikes, we are determined to continue resisting until the military commission forces are completely eliminated from the ground.”

Meanwhile, a resistance air-monitoring source said the military has increasingly relied on aerial attacks regardless of time or circumstances.

“Fighter jets are used the most, but we are also seeing increased use of gyrocopters and paramotors. There is no fixed schedule—attacks are carried out day and night,” the source said.

“Sometimes there are ground clashes, but even when there are none, the military deliberately conducts airstrikes.”

Photo- Social Media 

Ground military analysts noted that while the junta continues to deploy conventional fighter jets for bombing runs, it has expanded the use of lower-cost aircraft, including gyrocopters and paramotor-type motorized paragliders, beginning in early 2025, to sustain frequent aerial assaults.

An independent research group, Nyan Lin Thit, documented 78 airstrikes across 11 townships in Sagaing Region between December 12 and 18 alone.

According to the National Unity Government, the junta carried out 42 airstrikes in Sagaing in November, and more than 4,200 air attacks nationwide over the past five years, killing at least 4,470 civilians.

Edit- Public Myanmar News