Casualties mount in string of junta airstrikes on schools 

By Admin 15 Oct 2025

DMG Newsroom

15 October 2025, Mrauk-U

Myanmar’s military regime has carried out a series of airstrikes targeting schools across the country, with eight people killed, including children, and at least 22 injured in junta bombings from October 1 to 14.
 
The regime bombed two schools in Shan and Chin states on October 13 alone.
 
A junta jet fighter dropped six bombs on Kayahgyi Village in Namsang Township, northern Shan State, at around 1 p.m. on October 13. Two of the bombs exploded near a school, injuring 19-year-old Maung Ah Saw.
 
Local people in northern Shan State say they are feeling fearful and insecure due to the regime airstrikes.
 
“When I hear the sound of warplanes, I think about where to flee and hide. The Myanmar military is bombing schools, monasteries, and churches. So, whether it’s where children study or where they are at home, there is no safety anywhere,” said a woman in Kyaukme Township.
 
A junta aircraft bombed a school in Vanhar Village, part of Chin State’s Hakha Township, at around 10 a.m. on October 13. Locals said a 9-year-old boy and a 12-year-old boy were killed in the junta bombing, while a teacher and a child were injured.
 
A local man in Hakha said, “The military regime has been bombing schools these days, so schools have had to be closed. The military regime is targeting students, who are not armed group members, nor are there any troops stationed in schools, so even when schools are open, children are scared and no one dares to go.”
 
The CDF-Hakha Central Council has announced that all schools in Hakha Township have been temporarily closed due to the regime’s aerial bombardments.
 
The military regime bombed a school in Mindat, Chin State, on October 8, killing three students and a female dormitory worker, and injuring more than 10 others.
 
“The military regime has bombed Mindat town about five times in the past 10 days. The military regime has also bombed Matupi town. The military regime is killing people indiscriminately,” Salai Yaw Mang, spokesperson for the Chin Brotherhood, told DMG. “The military regime is mainly bombing schools, monasteries, and churches without any fighting. The military regime is targeting the people with the aim of preventing us from having full control over Chin State.”
  
The regime launched an aerial attack on a school in Zeltonehong Village, Namsang Township, northern Shan State, on October 14, killing two children and wounding nine people including six children. The regime also bombed No. 2 High School in Hsipaw and a Buddhist monastery in Kyaungsu Village on the same day, destroying 13 homes.
 
The military regime has targeted civilians, including schools, monasteries, displacement camps, and markets, throughout the country since its 2021 coup.
  
“If you look at the consequences of the military regime’s targeted attacks on schools, many students have been killed,” said a human rights activist. “The military regime’s targeting of children is seen as a way to delay education and eliminate a generation. This military action is a blatant violation of international law, which prohibits attacks on places not involved in hostilities.”
 
A National Unity Government (NUG) statement in the first week of October said that as the election approaches, the military regime has intensified its attacks on civilians, including airstrikes, arrests, and mass killings.
 
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has also condemned the military regime’s targeting of schools and students, on September 12 calling for an end to attacks on children and students across the country.