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Aug 21, 2026

Myanmar military airstrike kills 14 at Buddhist monastery during meditation retreat

Myanmar's military conducted an airstrike on a Buddhist monastery in Sagaing region, killing 14 people participating in a week-long meditation retreat. More than 100 people were at the monastery when the attack occurred.

Aug 21, 2026·5 sources

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▪The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar's annual report, covering July 2025 to June 2026, concluded that Myanmar's military has conducted a sustained campaign of deliberate attacks on civilians
▪A Myanmar military airstrike on a Buddhist monastery in Swel Le Oh village, Myaung township, killed 14 people and injured 20 others on August 21, 2026
▪The Council on Foreign Relations estimates that the Myanmar civil war has killed more than 100,000 people and displaced 5.2 million people

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Meditation Military airstrikes Wars & conflicts War crimes & accountability Civilian casualties

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