Junta Drops 11 Airstrikes on Mindat and Kanpetlet Towns, Southern Chin State — 4 Killed Including Prisoner of War; CPU/A Confirms

Myanmar junta forces conducted approximately 11 airstrikes on Mindat and Kanpetlet towns in southern Chin State across May 13-14, 2026, killing 4 people including at least one prisoner of war, according to the Chin People's Union and Army (CPU/A), as reported by Mizzima and Moemaka CDM. The bombing of Mindat and Kanpetlet represents a significant escalation of the junta's post-Falam Chin State offensive, which has aimed to push northward through the Chin Hills after recapturing Falam town (April 25-26) and Kennedy Peak in Tedim Township (May 7). Mindat is the administrative capital of Mindat District in southern Chin State and is one of the key populated centers in the Chin Hills. Kanpetlet Township — adjacent to Mindat — was previously struck on April 30 when SAC aircraft killed 9 civilian construction workers at a bridge site. The killing of a prisoner of war during the airstrikes, if confirmed, would constitute a war crime under international humanitarian law, which prohibits the deliberate killing of combatants who are hors de combat. The CPU/A (Chin People's Union and Army) is a Chin resistance organization with direct ground presence in southern Chin State, making its confirmation of the casualty figures more reliable than unattributed reports. The 11-airstrike concentration on two towns in a single 48-hour period represents an exceptional intensity of air attack for the southern Chin Hills area and reflects the junta's strategy of using airpower against areas where it cannot advance by ground.