On December 14, 2025, at approximately 2:30 PM, during Vice Senior
General Soe Win’s visit to Myitkyina, the Northern Regional Military
Command Commander, Major General Aung Zaw Htwe, and members
of the SAC carried out a deliberate aerial bombing attack from Myitkyina
Airport towards Waingmaw Township, despite no active fighting in the
area. The target was the Naung Si Paw Kachin Baptist Church complex,
located east of Shwe Nyaung Pin village. The bombing destroyed the
church building, the pastor’s residence, the church hall, staff housing, the
kitchen, generator house, rice storage, church office, and various church
properties, leaving them completely devastated and beyond recovery.
The Naung Si Paw Kachin Baptist Church had been built through more
than 10 years of contributions from church members. Due to the political
and military situation, the church had not yet been formally dedicated or
opened for worship. Although it was newly built, its opening ceremony
had not yet been held. However, it was destroyed by five bombs dropped
from military aircraft, resulting in the complete destruction of the entire
church compound.
Naung Si Paw Baptist Church is one of the local churches under the
Waingmaw Zone Kachin Baptist Convention and is also under the
Waingmaw Town Baptist Church. The church comprises more than 80
Christian households, while the Naung Si Paw village tract is predominantly
inhabited by Shan people. Among the 43 churches within the Waingmaw
Zone Kachin Baptist Convention, Naung Si Paw is one of them.
Following clashes between KIA and SAC forces, residents from Shwe
Nyaung Pin village tract, including Aung Myay (1) and (2), Inn Lay village,
Naung Si Paw village, as well as from Madin village tract (Laban, Mut
Krait, Nant War, and War Shaung villages) were displaced and fled to
various IDP camps in Nawng Ching village tract.
Despite the absence of civilians and church members, SAC forces accused
the area of harbouring KIA and PDF forces and conducted an aerial
bombing attack on December 14, 2025, at approximately 2:00 PM.
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