Myanmar: Dooplaya District Incident Report: Burma Army drone strike killed two villagers, injured one child, and destroyed property in Noh T’Kaw Township (March 2026) [EN/Karen/MY]

Country: Myanmar Source: Karen Human Rights Group Please refer to the attached files. This Incident Report describes events occurring in Noh T’Kaw (Kyainseikgyi) Township, Dooplaya District, in March 2026. On 31 March 2026, at around 10 am, the Burma Army carried out a drone strike on a village in Meh Ka Tha village tract, killing two women and injuring one child. The drone strike also destroyed a shop and damaged a pigsty. After the drone strike, the victims’ family members and other villagers were afraid and did not dare to sleep in their homes at night. [1] Part 3 – Complete Description of the Incident Describe the Incident(s) in complete detail. Aa— village, Meh Ka Tha village tract, Noh T’Kaw (Kyainseikgyi) Township, Dooplaya District, is under control of the KNU [Karen National Union]. [6] The KNU controls the main road from Per Hkler village [Thai border, Umphang District] to the Three Pagodas Pass [Thai border, Kanchanaburi Province]. There are some mining areas along the road, so the SAC often conducts air strikes. On 31 March 2026, at 10 am, the SAC conducted a drone strike beside the main road in Aa— village. The drone dropped two 200-pound bombs, killing two villagers, injuring one child, and destroying a shop that was selling betelnut and some soft drinks. [The shrapnel from the explosion also damaged the roof of a pigsty. ] Naw A— (31 years old) is the shop owner, and she was injured on her whole body by the shrapnel from the explosion. She was transported to a DKBA [Democratic Karen Benevolent Army] [7] Bo [8] Aay Wah clinic [9] [in Noh T’Kaw Township], but she died within half an hour. Furthermore, the shrapnel from the explosion hit a villager’s house located 300 yards (274 metres) away from the place where the bomb landed and killed the owner, Naw B— (33 years old), also injuring her daughter, Naw C— (6 years old). Naw B— sustained an injury to her abdomen. She was taken to the [DKBA] clinic, but she died before receiving treatment. Her daughter, Naw C—, was injured on her left arm, and her arm was broken. She was also sent to the DKBA clinic. She received treatment [free of charge], and a metal implant was inserted in her arm. [As 7 April 2026, ] she was discharged from the clinic, but she still needs to go to the clinic for a medical appointment. Naw B—’s husband, Saw [10] D—, explained to KHRG: “She [Naw B—] was playing with her daughter [Naw C—] during the incident. I had to look after my children, so I could not take care of their mother [when she got injured]. The other one [Naw C—] was injured on her arm and ran back to me, and I carried her. I saw her mother was dirty with blood. My son ran to his mother, but when he saw his mother [was injured], he ran back to me. I did not know what to say when they [son and daughter] were crying. I tried to ask for help from others, but everyone else was also running. I tried to look for a car [to transport the victim to the clinic for treatment]. At around 11 am, they [the victims] were transported [to the clinic]. ” After the incident, the victims’ family members dared not to sleep in their house at night because they had experienced an incident that they had never seen before. They slept in the ditch behind their house to avoid the danger of the aircraft. Similarly, other villagers also slept in another place far from their houses at night temporarily.

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