Bomb (Air Delivered)

Bomb (Air Delivered) event in Kayin, Hpa Lu Lay area, Myanmar on Wed 28th January 2026

28th January 2026

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On 28 January 2026, between Min Let Pan and Hpa Lu villages (coded as Hpa Lu Lay) (Myawaddy township, Myawaddy district, Kayin state), fighting broke out between the Myanmar military troops under the LID-22 and the Karen National Liberation Army and allies around 9:30 am. During the armed clash, the military conducted airstrikes and dropped at least five 500-lb bombs with a fighter jet near the replica of the Shwedagon pagoda and fired heavy weapons from the military outpost near Myawaddy town and Let Khet Taung mountain. Casualties unknown.

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Kayin ( Hpa Lu Lay area )

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