Junta Air Bombardment on Southern Wetlet Leaves Four Civilians Dead, Including an Infant
7 January, 2026
The military junta carried out an aerial bombing on the southern part of Wetlet Township in Sagaing Region, killing four civilians, including a one-month-old infant. The airstrike struck civilian areas, taking the lives of local residents and deepening fear and concern over the continued use of air attacks against civilian communities in the region.
At around 9:14 a.m. on January 6, two J-Fighter jets that took off from Tada-U Air Base launched an aerial attack on Paukkant Village in the southern part of Wetlet Township. The aircraft dropped 300-pound bombs on the village, striking residential areas and placing civilians in grave danger. The sudden attack left local residents in shock, many of whom were going about their daily lives at the time.
As a result of the airstrike, a two-month-old infant, Daw Mya (70 years old), and Daw Tin Tin Htay (60 years old) were killed instantly. Another woman, Daw Aye Khaing (40 years old), later died on the way to receive medical treatment, according to local sources.
“There were no defense forces in Paukkant Village. The bombs were dropped on an area where only civilians were present. Those who were killed were not from the same family,” a source from the Wetlet Informational Network said.
After the airstrike on Paukkant Village, the military junta also fired from the air at the monastery hall and a school in nearby Yay Thout Kan Village, according to local sources.
Earlier, on December 24, the military junta launched an aerial assault on Ngapat Chaung Village in the eastern part of Wetlet Township, killing seven local residents and injuring six others.
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