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Buddhist monastery shooting junta! At least 14 monks dead, Myanmar bloody in civil war
Sandy Verma | August 22, 2026 5:24 AM CST

Burdened by civil war Myanmar (Myanmar). This time, the junta attacked a Buddhist monastery in that country. At least 14 people are said to have been killed in that airstrike. 20 wounded. It is known that the Myanmar army fired there around 9 am local time. After the attack, local residents buried the dead. Then fled and took refuge in a nearby village.

According to media sources, the junta attacked the Buddhist monastery in Sagaing region in the central part of Myanmar on Friday. A week-long meditation program was held at the monastery in Soel Le Oh village in Miaung Township in the west. Hundreds of people participated in it. Three women are among the dead. A person who did not want to be named claimed that the plane dropped two bombs about 15 minutes apart. A house near the monastery was damaged by the second bomb.

It should be noted that since 2021, Myanmar has been occupied by the army. The situation has not improved even after former army chief Min Aung Hlaing's party won the general election recently. On the contrary, recent reports by the United Nations have revealed horrific atrocities. The report claims that the country's army has killed at least 702 civilians in the last six months. This includes women and children. Reports claim that the army's brutality began after the election was announced in August last year. Which continues till the election result in January this year. During this period, the country's army killed at least 702 civilians. Among the dead were 224 women and 153 children. In the meantime, the issue of firing at the Buddhist monastery came to the fore. Around which sensation has spread in the area.

Note that Sagaing is an important and historical region of Myanmar. It is located in the northwestern part of the country and is the second largest administrative division of the country. The junta has made the Sagaing region one of its main targets since the military coup. In all these areas, the Myanmar army is using massive airstrikes and suicide drones.


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