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Airstrike on Myanmar monastery kills 14

Debris litters the ground at a Buddhist monastery after an airstrike hit Swel Le Oh village in Myaung Township of Sagaing region in Myanmar on Aug 21, 2026. (Photo: @SanTun65319682 X account)

A Myanmar military airstrike on a monastery where civilians were gathered for a meditation retreat marking Buddhist Lent has killed 14 people, two rebel fighters who witnessed the aftermath said.

The airstrike on Friday hit a monastery hall around 9am in Myaung township of central Sagaing region, killing 11 men and three women, according to Nway Oo Myaung, a pro-democracy rebel who helped clear bodies.

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