Myanmar Military Strike Kills 14 People at a Buddhist Monastery, Opposition Group Says
The strike hit a week-long Buddhist retreat, killing 14 people and wounding 20, according to an opposition spokesperson.
- On Friday at 9 a.m., a military airstrike struck a Buddhist monastery in Swel Le Oh, Myaung Township, about 45 miles west of Mandalay, killing 14 people and wounding 20, according to the Civil Defence and Security Organization of Myaung Township, or CDSOM.
- The monastery was hosting a week-long meditation retreat for more than 100 people during Buddhist Lent when the airstrike occurred, transforming a spiritual gathering into a scene of tragedy.
- A jet fighter dropped two bombs 15 minutes apart, with the second explosion damaging a house near the monastery, a resident reported to The Associated Press.
- Survivors fled to a nearby community for safety after burying the victims, according to a resident who lost a relative in the strike.
- Sagaing remains a region affected by fighting between Myanmar's military and opposition forces, where frequent aerial strikes continue to cause civilian casualties.
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Myanmar's government army bombed a Buddhist monastery in a central city, killing 14 people who were observing religious practices on the occasion of the Buddhist Lent.
Fourteen civilians were killed on Friday, August 21, 2026 in a strike against a monastery in central Burma, where they had come to gather during the three months of Buddhist Lent. The ruling junta continues to strike against rebel-controlled areas, affecting largely civilian populations.
Fourteen people were killed in an airstrike by the army on a Buddhist monastery in central Myanmar, AFP news agency reported on Saturday, citing local witnesses.
More than 100,000 people have died on all sides since the beginning of the civil war in Burma, which began in 2021 with a military coup that overthrew the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
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