Junta Airstrikes Pound Thaton Township Villages, Forcing Thousands to Flee

November 10, 2025

HURFOM: In Thaton Township, Mon State, the military junta carried out one of its heaviest recent air attacks, dropping close to 30 bombs on civilian areas and forcing thousands of people to flee.

According to members of the resistance forces and local residents, on the afternoon of 7 November the junta used a Y-12 aircraft to bomb areas around Naung Kadote, Ye Wai, Chaung Sauk, Mi Kyaung Ai, Shwe Kyi, Kya Khat Chaung, and Kaw Hlaing villages, which are located between Bilin and Thaton Townships. Villagers said there was no ground battle at the time.

Local sources said about six bombs landed between Ye Wai and Chaung Sauk on the Bilin–Thaton border, seven near Shwe Kyi, around eleven in Mi Kyaung Ai, and about five in Shwe Yaung Pya. A female schoolteacher and a local man were injured when the bombs exploded. An elderly man from Naung Kadote and a woman living near Ye Wai were also hurt. At the time of writing, it is still not clear if there were more casualties because people fled in many directions.

“The area they bombed is where people live. The military deliberately targeted civilians,” a local woman told HURFOM.

Because of the airstrikes, around 4,000 residents from the affected villages were forced to leave their homes and hide in safer places. This comes as junta troops have been increasing their operations in the area, including in territories under KNU Brigade 1, where the military has been using artillery, airstrikes and drone attacks to pressure resistance forces.

Earlier the same morning, on 7 November, an explosion hit the Yangon–Mawlamyine railway near Tanda-U village in Thaton Township, damaging two cargo carriages that were transporting military supplies and destroying part of the track. Local sources believe this was an attack on junta logistics.

These latest attacks show again that the junta is using air power against villages, creating fear and displacement among civilians who have no shelters or safe zones.
Photo credit: Local source

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