In early September 2024, the State Administration Council (SAC) reportedly launched a military operation, named “Operation Yan Naing Ming,” aimed at reclaiming territories lost to Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAOs) and local resistance forces. Following a meeting on 3 September in Taunggyi (တောင်ကြီး), where SAC leader General Min Aung Hlaing allegedly emphasised the need for swift military actions, a series of airstrikes occurred on 5 and 6 September.

On 5 September 2024, around 09:00 local time, an airstrike reportedly conducted by the Myanmar Air Force (MAF) hit the Karenni State Police office in Nan Mei Kohn
(န်းမယ်ခုံ) resulting in one policewoman’s death and injuries to seven others. Later that evening, at around 22:00 local time, an airstrike was reported to have hit the La Ei Internally Displaced People (IDP) camp near La Ei Village (လအိ) in Pekon (ဖယ်ခုံ) Township, causing 10 fatalities, including children and injuring approximately 20 others. The following day, at around 01:00 local time, MAF airstrikes were reported to have struck Namhkam (နမ့်ခမ်း) Township near the China-Myanmar border, resulting in at least 11 civilian deaths and injuries to 11 others, including two children and a pregnant woman. Additional bombings in Let Yet Ma (လက်ယက်မ) village in Myaing (မြိုင်) Township led to five more deaths and five injuries.

Myanmar Witness is now considering these four geolocated airstrike events as part of its ongoing efforts to assess the impact of these military actions. Myanmar Witness confirms at least 12 fatalities through social media analysis and continues to work towards understanding the broader implications of these incidents on civilians amidst escalating violence in Myanmar.