In Ye Latta Shaw and Chaung Oo Townships, the SAC bombed and shelled without fighting, damaging monasteries and prayer halls

YANGON, July 7 In Ye Latta Shaw Township, Bago Region, and Chaung Oo Township, Sagaing Region, the SAC conducted airstrikes and artillery shelling without any fighting, causing damage to monasteries and prayer halls, and raising concerns among local residents, according to reports. According to the Ye Latta Shaw Township People's Defence Force, a SAC jet fighter that took off from the Taungoo Air Base bombed the Gu Taung Monastery in Gu Taung village, Ngyapauk village group, on the eastern bank of the Sittaung River in Ye Latta Shaw Township, twice at around 10:50 AM on July 7. Although no civilians were injured or killed in the attack, the Gu Taung Pagoda and the Gu Taung prayer hall were damaged, and one cow died while another was injured, according to reports. "No civilians were injured or killed. One cow died and another was injured. The military dropped four bombs, two at a time. We estimate they were 250-pound bombs. The fighter jet likely took off from the Taungoo Air Base," said the head of communication and information dissemination for the Ye Latta Shaw Township People's Defence Force. The Ye Latta Shaw Township People's Defence Force has also alerted local residents on the eastern bank of the Sittaung River to be especially vigilant against aerial attacks, as the SAC is attacking even pagodas and monasteries from the air. Similarly, in Chaung Oo Township, Sagaing Region, SAC troops stationed in Chaung Oo town fired three artillery shells between Ngan Yan village and Man Cho village at around 2:59 PM on July 6, without any fighting, according to the Myauk Town Truth Information Committee. It was reported that no civilians were injured or killed, and no houses were damaged in the shelling. "The military fired artillery shells without any fighting. No civilians were injured or killed, and no buildings were damaged. Three artillery shells were fired between Ngan Yan and Man Cho villages," said an official from the Myauk Town Truth Information Committee. Furthermore, on July 5, SAC troops stationed on the hill of Ngan Yan village fired two 60mm artillery shells and used one drone to attack Ngan Yan village, but no civilians were injured or killed, and no houses were damaged, according to local sources. The post In Ye Latta Shaw and Chaung Oo Townships, the SAC bombed and shelled without fighting, damaging monasteries and prayer halls appeared first on Khit Thit Media.