Bomb (Air Delivered) event in Sagaing, Salingyi area, Myanmar on Sun 4th January 2026

4th January 2026

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In Ma Taung Ta Village, Sarlingyi Township, Sagaing Region, the junta conducted an air attack despite there being no fighting, and local residents report that civilians may have been killed in the assault.

On the morning of January 4, three gyrocopters coming from the Monywa NaMaKha base carried out an air raid on Ma Taung Ta Village in Sarlingyi Township without any battles taking place. During the airstrike, civilians were likely killed and houses were destroyed.

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Sagaing ( Salingyi area )

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