Junta Airstrikes Kill Three Civilians in Palaw Township, Southern Burma

July 25, 2025

HURFOM: According to members of the local resistance forces, three civilians were killed following a brutal aerial and artillery assault by the junta on Palaw Township, Tanintharyi Region.

On July 24, between approximately 3:30 PM and 5:30 PM, junta jet fighters conducted two rounds of airstrikes over Pala Town in Palaw Township, even though no active clashes were taking place at the time, a resistance member told HURFOM.

“The first airstrike directly hit a civilian home in Pala Town, killing a husband and wife on the spot,” he said.

Following the bombing, junta naval forces stationed nearby fired heavy artillery into the same area. One woman was killed as a result of the shelling.

“The couple died from the first bombing. Later, the shelling killed an elderly woman,” he added.

Another resistance member confirmed that the junta’s fighter jets dropped no fewer than four bombs during the two airstrikes. In addition to the bombings, the jets also fired machine guns at the surrounding area.

“It’s confirmed that they dropped bombs. It happened near Pala Town. We’re still trying to confirm the full extent of the damage because we haven’t yet received updates from the ground,” he said.

Just days earlier, on July 19, junta aircraft also bombed the area between Meinma Myo Village and Baipyin Village in the Zayet Seik village tract of Palaw Township. That attack killed a 10-year-old child and injured at least seven civilians.
These deliberate aerial assaults on non-combatant areas continue to cause devastating civilian casualties and terrorize communities already displaced or living in fear under ongoing conflict.

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