Bomb (Air Delivered) event in Sagaing Region, Taze area, Myanmar on Mon 16th March 2026

16th March 2026

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The terrorist military launched an airstrike on huts housing internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Taze Township, Sagaing Region, killing one civilian, local residents told Khit Thit Media. On March 16, shortly after 10:00 AM, a jet fighter from the Tada-U airbase dropped two 300-lb bombs and fired rockets at IDP huts located near Yay Shin Village in Taze Township. A woman over 50 years old was killed instantly in the attack, and others were injured. Additionally, several IDP huts were destroyed in the airstrike.

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