Bomb (Air Delivered)
Fixed wing aircraft
Bomb (Air Delivered) event in Karen State, Kawkareik area, Myanmar on Thu 13th November 2025
13th November 2025
Fighting continues to intensify in Kawkareik, and due to heavy casualties among the military forces, airstrikes were carried out using 500-pound bombs.
A Karen military source told Yangon Khit Thit News that in the northern part of Kawkareik Township, Karen State, fighting remains intense, and the military, suffering significant casualties, has been carrying out airstrikes using 500-pound bombs.
On the morning of November 13, heavy clashes took place between the terrorist military council troops and joint KNLA forces around Naung Kine village, Thee Pho San village, and Mi Phal Lay village along the old Myawaddy–Kawkareik mountain road in northern Kawkareik Township. Because the military side faced heavy losses, they called for air support, leading to airstrikes in which aircraft dropped 500-pound bombs.
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Karen State ( Kawkareik area )
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