Myanmar air strike kills 14 praying at monastery, rebel witnesses say

A Myanmar military air strike targeted a monastery where civilians were participating in a meditation retreat for Buddhist Lent, resulting in the deaths of 14 individuals. Rebel fighters who observed the scene after the attack confirmed the casualties. This incident occurs within the context of Myanmar's ongoing civil war, which began after the military's 2021 coup that overthrew the elected government and detained Aung San Suu Kyi. The conflict involves the military battling various pro-democracy and ethnic minority rebel groups, with an estimated over 100,000 fatalities across all sides in the past five years.