Airstrikes hit Namhsan Township, Northern Shan State

Airstrikes hit Namhsan Township, Northern Shan State

Casualties were reported after airstrikes hit Namhsan Township in northern Shan State, on two consecutive days, 21  and 22 October 2024.

A monastery was hit and suffered some damage to its buildings when a junta airstrike hit Kyauk Phyu Lay Village in Namhsan Township at around 8:30 a.m. on 21 October, according to a statement from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) News and Information Department.

Then, on 22 October at about 1:00 am, junta aircraft dropped 500-pound bombs on Homine Village in Namhsan Township, controlled by the Palaung State Liberation Front/Ta’ang National Liberation Army (PSLF/TNLA), causing casualties.

A resident of Homine Village said: “The airstrikes have been conducted for two consecutive days, including yesterday and today. Airstrikes hit Homine Village shortly after 1:00 am today. They also conducted an airstrike on Kyauk Phyu Lay village yesterday. I heard there were reports of civilian casualties.”

According to initial reports the airstrike on Homine Village caused casualties , but currently no further details are known and more information is being sought.

Similarly, on 21 October, several buildings were damaged when a junta airstrike hit an area near Mansu Pagoda on Shantaungtan Road, in Lashio Town’s Ward 12.

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