Reports: Airstrikes on Chin State school kill five civilians, including two children

What happened

Local English public source DVB reports that at least five civilians, including two children, were killed and 17 others injured by airstrikes allegedly conducted by the Myanmar Air Force on Sein Nyin Wa village in Paletwa Township, Chin State, on Monday. The strikes reportedly targeted a monastery housing a primary school, which was actively holding classes during the attack.

Outside Brief is treating this as a source-led account. Any disputed responsibility, casualty figure, battlefield claim or single-source assertion should be treated as unconfirmed/hearsay unless confirmed by another reliable source or a named official. Paletwa, located near the Myanmar-India border, has been under control of the Arakan Army (AA) since January 2024. According to the AA, two regime jet fighters destroyed the monastery-school and 17 nearby homes. A local resident who witnessed the event confirmed that children were in class when the airstrikes occurred. DVB's source from the United League of Arakan’s health department reports six of the injured are in critical condition at a hospital.

This incident occurs amid ongoing documented patterns of systematic aerial bombardments against civilian sites in Myanmar. The U.N. Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) accused regime forces of targeting schools and religious institutions in various ethnic states and regions in their 2026 annual report. The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) Project has highlighted the military’s targeting of schools, hospitals, and places of worship as part of a strategy to instill terror among civilians.

Known from the source

• At least five civilians, including two children, were killed in airstrikes on Sein Nyin Wa village in Paletwa Township, Chin State, reported by DVB.
• Sein Nyin Wa village includes a Buddhist monastery that housed a functioning primary school at the time of the attack.
• Seventeen others, including nine children, were injured; six of the injured are reportedly in critical condition.
• The Arakan Army controls Paletwa and reported destruction of the monastery and 17 homes by two regime jet fighters.
• The U.N. Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar has documented systematic aerial bombardments on civilian targets including schools in multiple ethnic states up to 2025.

What remains unclear

DVB data indicates that since March 28, 2025, over 3,700 aerial attacks, including airstrikes and drone assaults, have killed more than 2,600 people and injured over 5,000 across Myanmar. These attacks continue in ethnic autonomous areas seized by the AA and potentially other resistance groups, intensifying civilian harm and displacement.

What remains unclear: Confirm whether the central claim is corroborated; until then treat it as unconfirmed/hearsay. Independent verification of the Myanmar Air Force’s involvement in the airstrikes on Sein Nyin Wa village. Exact casualty numbers and injury severity from multiple sources. Verification of the current control status of Paletwa township and specific strike locations.

Evidence note

This story contains report-led claims. The article keeps those claims attributed and treats them as unconfirmed/hearsay unless independently corroborated.

Original source: DVB English. Open the source.