Bomb (Air Delivered) event in Magway Region, Salin area, Myanmar on Sun 18th January 2026

18th January 2026

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In Magway Region’s Salin Township, the junta carried out a drone bombing targeting an area where displaced civilians were taking shelter, killing a one-year-old child, according to an official from the Salin Township People’s Administration Team, who spoke to Yangon Khit Thit News.

On January 18, the military used a drone to bomb the compound of a pagoda in Kyauk Khae Kone Village, Makyee Phyar Village Tract, where displaced civilians had taken refuge. During the attack, a one-year-old child was killed, and the child’s mother sustained serious injuries, according to reports.

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