Child Killed, Four Injured in Junta Airstrike on Martyrs’ Day in Palaw Township
July 21, 2025
Tragedy struck Palaw Township
HURFOM: On July 19, Martyrs’ Day, when a junta airstrike killed a child and injured four others near Mainma village. The attack took place at 10 AM between Mainma and Bye Pyin villages in the Zayat Sate Village Tract, Myeik District. Witnesses reported that a jet fighter from the Myeik Air Base dropped bombs and opened fire with machine guns over the area.
“A child, estimated to be around 10 years old, was killed instantly,” said a resident. “Four others were wounded, including two elderly women in their 60s. Three homes in Mainma village were also destroyed in the blast.”
Locals had been preparing to commemorate Martyrs’ Day when the bombing occurred. One eyewitness, who was near the site at the time, confirmed the airstrike caused panic and devastation among civilians.
This is not an isolated event. Just days earlier, on July 16, the military carried out another air assault on Thain Khon village in Tanintharyi Township, along the Thailand–Myanmar border trade route. Although there were no injuries in that incident, it added to the growing fear among residents.
Between July 11 and 15, the junta also launched drone strikes and artillery attacks on Shat Pone village in Palaw Township. Those attacks killed one civilian and injured four others as clashes between junta troops and resistance forces escalated in the area.
These ongoing airstrikes continue to terrorize civilians in conflict zones, especially in southern Myanmar, where the human toll of the war remains alarmingly high.
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