Army bombs and kills villagers in advance of Dawei visit by Junta chief
October 8, 2025
HURFOM: On September 18th, 2025, the junta’s chief Min Aung Hline joined the opening ceremony of the City Hall of Dawei City, Dawei Township, Tenasserim. He also had a meeting with local business persons after the event.
Just before the ceremony, on September 16th and 17th, the junta bombed more than 10 villages in Dawei, Tha Yet Chaung and Long Lone Townships in Dawei District and also launched a ground based military operation.
Min Aung Hline participated in festive events in Dawei City. In response, people in nearby villages fled from their homes fearing airstrikes and a military advance.
“The two military trucks filled with junta’s troops reached Min Yat village at 7 pm on September 16th. Then, they clashed with the local revolutionary forces in the next early morning – September 17th. At about 10 pm, the junta’s military aircrafts dropped bombs in villages across Dawei District,” said a local source.
On September 17th, the junta used a Y12 transportation aircraft to drop bombs on Way D village, Long Lone Township. One bomb exploded on a house instantly killing a man and a woman.
A 30-year-old woman who sustained serious injuries died at the Dawei General Hospital while receiving medical treatment. Three children and a 60-year-old man were also injured from the bombing incident.
“He said he is working for the sake of the people but on the other hand, he brutally killed people just for his single trip,” said a local villager.
During the military operation, junta troops shot and killed an 80-year-old woman from Yaw Houng Wa village, Long Lone Township.
Among the targeted townships, only Dawei Township experienced heavy armed clashes. There were no armed clashes nor military tensions, in other villages that were targeted and bombed. Those bombs exploded in residential areas.
The junta also dropped bombs on Kyat Yat Twin, Tha Bay Shaung and Kyuak Twin villages. There were no casualties reported but village roads were destroyed.
“The junta’s leader joined the opening ceremony of the Dawei City Hall in the morning and then, he left for Myeik in the evening. The junta usually conducts “clearance operations” ahead of the trips of high-ranking military officials. In a moment when the chief minister of Tenasserim Division visited the Dawei City Hall, the junta’s army scattered their troops even in Long Lone Township,” said a Long Lone resident.
During a “Ka Myaw Kin Bridge” opening ceremony that involved high ranking military officials, the junta’s army conducted a “clearance operation” that torched more than 200 civilian’s houses.
Although the trip of the junta’s leader Min Aung Hline is now finished, military aircraft are still conducting fly overs frightening villagers and forcing them into hiding.
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