SAC Jets Strike KNU-Controlled Mawdaung (Singkhon Pass) Twice — Six 250-Pound Bombs on No. 1 and No. 9 Villages; No Casualties as Residents Evacuated

Myanmar's military junta conducted two fighter jet strikes on Mawdaung town in Tanintharyi Region on April 26, 2026 — the first at 10:45 AM and the second at 1:44 PM — dropping six 250-pound bombs across No. 1 and No. 9 villages. No casualties were reported as residents had evacuated prior to the strikes; two houses were destroyed. Mawdaung is a strategic border trade hub on the Singkhon Pass route connecting Myanmar to Ranong Province, Thailand, and was captured by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) on November 14, 2025 — giving the resistance a cross-border trade corridor independent of SAC-controlled routes. The SAC has been unable to retake Mawdaung by ground force, with junta columns advancing from Myeik and Tanintharyi roads remaining stalled against resistance defensive lines. The April 26 strikes represent the SAC's use of airpower as a punitive tool against KNLA-controlled territory it cannot recapture on the ground, continuing a pattern documented across Rakhine, Chin, and Shan states where the SAC uses aerial bombardment against territories where its ground forces cannot advance. The strikes also reinforce the strategic significance of Mawdaung for the resistance: control of the Singkhon Pass gives the KNLA a revenue-generating, supply-enabling border crossing that partially compensates for the SAC's blockade of other trade routes. The Mizzima Spring Revolution Daily April 29, 2026 reported on the strikes as part of its weekly summary of SAC air operations in Tanintharyi Region.