Myanmar troops burn Htingnan Kachin Baptist Church near Bhamo

At about 3:30 p.m. on 12 October 2026, Myanmar military troops set fire to Htingnan Kachin Baptist Church and nearby homes in Banmaw (Bhamo) Township, Kachin State, according to the Burma Research Institute, Christian Solidarity Worldwide and the Kachin Independence Army. KIA spokesperson Colonel Naw Bu told The Irrawaddy the regime burned the church in Three-Mile Village on the road to Momauk amid fighting for Bhamo. A KIA frontline source quoted by Kachin News Group said troops of the 33rd and 88th Light Infantry Divisions burned the church after losing clashes. The church belongs to the Banmaw Kachin Baptist Association under the Kachin Baptist Convention.

Deliberate burning of a church by government troops. Coordinates are the Nominatim pin for Bhamo town, labeled approximate (Three-Mile Village did not resolve). Also reported by The Irrawaddy (https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-regime-forces-burn-church-in-bhamo-kia-says.html), CSW and Baptist Standard.