Junta Jet Bombs Hlaytinu Village in Myaung Township, Killing Volunteer Teacher and Child

On August 19, 2026, junta fighter jets bombed Hlaytinu Village, Myaung Township, Sagaing Region — an anti-regime resistance stronghold where the military exerts little ground control but relies heavily on aerial bombardment. Reports diverge on the toll: Burma News International reported two civilians killed, including a volunteer teacher, and 16 injured; a separate account cited 2 killed and 19 injured. The strike preceded a far deadlier junta airstrike on a monastery in the same township two days later.