Myanmar Military Airstrike Kills Nine Civilians at Border Church Shelter
On July 29, 2026, a Myanmar military airstrike targeted a church where displaced civilians were sheltering near the border with China, killing at least nine people, including several children. Witnesses reported that the aircraft bombed the location while children were playing outside the building. This incident follows a surge in indiscriminate aerial bombardments targeting religious and civilian infrastructure in ethnic minority regions. Humanitarian organizations have condemned the strike as the number of internally displaced people in Myanmar reaches 3.7 million.