The Myanmar military has launched a new round of airstrikes in northern Shan State, targeting Namtu and Hsipaw townships and damaging both religious and civilian sites, according to local sources and reports from the Ta’ang (Palaung) National Liberation Army (TNLA).

At around 6:30 a.m. on October 7, a junta jet fighter reportedly dropped bombs on the Pubba Yone Pali Dhamma Shwe Kyin Monastery in Ward 8 of Pan Hike, Namtu town, which is under TNLA control. The attack destroyed most of the monastery’s buildings, residents said.

A previous airstrike in the same area on October 2 killed four displaced persons and injured at least five others. Locals said those killed had fled earlier fighting in Kyaukme Township.

The junta, which recently regained control of Kyaukme Township, is reportedly advancing toward Hsipaw, a key TNLA stronghold along the Mandalay–Lashio highway. Fighting remains intense about 10 miles from Hsipaw, with at least five airstrikes carried out over the past four days.

According to a TNLA statement, on the evening of October 4, a military jet dropped four 250-pound bombs — one hitting the Zat Su ward in Hsipaw town, another destroying Basic Education High School (2), and two striking Banda Monastery in Kyaung Su village. The bombings damaged 13 homes, a school, and a monastery, the TNLA said.

Earlier the same day, the military also dropped two more bombs on the former police station in Man Hae village, Hsipaw Township. The TNLA reported that junta aircraft conducted four separate airstrikes on October 4 alone, targeting Man Hae, Oong Mu, Kyin Thi, and Zat Su wards.

From late September through early October, the military has continued daily airstrikes across at least five townships in Shan State — Kyaukme, Namtu, Hsipaw, Mantong, and Namhsan — resulting in widespread destruction and an increasing number of civilian casualties.

Access to information remains limited following an earlier airstrike on October 6, the Thadingyut Full Moon Day, which disrupted local Starlink internet connections. SHAN is continuing to verify the extent of the destruction and any casualties.