Myanmar military bombing kills 14 at Buddhist monastery, opposition reports

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1. Fri, 21 August 2026

   3 reports
   • Index.hr (Croatia)15:04first to report
     Mjanmarska vojska bombardirala budistički samostan, 14 mrtvih

     U ZRAČNOM napadu mjanmarske vojske na budistički samostan tijekom meditacijskog povlačenja poginulo je 14 ljudi, a ranjeno je još 20 osoba.

   • Wirtualna Polska (Poland)18:03
     Rzeź w trakcie medytacji. Zginęli w nalocie na klasztor w Mjanmie

     Czternaście osób zginęło, a 20 zostało rannych w nalocie przeprowadzonym przez juntę wojskową na buddyjski klasztor w środkowej prowincji Sikong w Mjanmie. Ofiary brały udział w tygodniowym odosobnieniu medytacyjnym - podaje Associated Press.

   • Al Jazeera English23:52
     Myanmar military bombing kills 14 at Buddhist monastery, opposition reports

     More than 100 people were in the monastery for a religious retreat, according to a local resident.

2. Sat, 22 August 2026

   6 reports
   • Times of India03:13
     Myanmar military strike on Buddhist monastery kills 14, including three women
   • freemalaysiatoday.com09:42
     Myanmar airstrike on monastery kills 14

     The attack struck civilians gathered for a Buddhist meditation retreat in the central Sagaing region, according to local opposition fighters.

   • France Info (France)09:46
     En Birmanie, quatorze morts après une frappe aérienne de l'armée sur un monastère où des civils étaient réunis

     Ce site religieux se trouve dans le centre du pays, une des régions où une guerre civile oppose la junte militaire à des groupes rebelles. Des enquêteurs de l'ONU ont récemment publié un rapport accusant les militaires d'avoir intensifié leurs frappes aériennes contre les civils.

   • South China Morning Post10:48
     Myanmar air strike kills 14 praying at monastery, rebel witnesses say

     A Myanmar military air strike on a monastery where civilians were gathered for a meditation retreat marking Buddhist Lent killed 14 people, two rebel fighters who witnessed the aftermath said. Myanmar has been consumed by civil war since the military staged a 2021 coup ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and detaining the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Over the past five years, more than 100,000 people are estimated to have been killed across all sides as the military battles an...

   • DW Top Stories11:49
     Myanmar military airstrike kills 14 at Buddhist monastery: reports

     Around 100 people were attending a meditation retreat in central Myanmar when the building was targeted by military planes, witnesses said.

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     • dw.com22 Aug, 11:49their copy
   • BBC News World13:48
     Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery

     A rescue worker said the site had been struck twice as civilians gathered for a meditation retreat.