109 civilians were killed and a further 136 were injured by junta airstrikes and artillery fire in Nawnghkio and Kyaukme townships in northern Shan State between 25 June and 22 July 2024.

The figures were reported by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA). It also said that in Kyaukme Township during the four-day period from 19 to 22 July, 15 civilians, including two women, were killed, and five others, including a child, were injured.

During the same period junta artillery fire also damaged a school and six houses in Inkyin Taung Village in Kyaukme Township, and three houses near Shwe Pyinyun Street in Nawnghkio Town.

Also, on 20 July, four Kyaukme residents riding on two motorcycles were shot without warning by junta soldiers, near the entrance of Kyaukme Town. All four died on the spot and their bodies were just left by the roadside, according to reports from Kyaukme residents