Air Delivered

Air Delivered event in Sagaing, Katha area, Myanmar on Sun 31st December 2023

31st December 2023

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On 31 December 2023, in Kan Pauk village (Tigyaing township, Katha district, Sagaing region), the Myanmar military launched airstrikes and dropped two 500lb bombs on the village using a fighter jet from Tada-U air base at around 2:30 pm. One of the bombs struck the center of the village, damaging two houses. Another bomb hit a house near a monastery, killing a 6-year-old boy and injuring his mother. Military propaganda media channels claimed that the military conducted airstrikes due to the alleged presence of the KIA and the PDF in the village.

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Sagaing ( Katha area )

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