Myanmar’s second-busiest airport was closed for two days on Friday (September 11, 2026), security sources told AFP , after the military-backed government accused pro-democracy rebels of attacking it with drones.
The government blamed it on pro-democracy guerrillas who took up arms after the putsch, the main group of which is known as the People’s Defence Forces. Myanmar’s armed forces triggered a civil war by staging a coup in 2021, ending a decade-long experiment with democracy by toppling the government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Six “suicide drones” attacked it on Thursday afternoon (September 10, 2026), the military-backed government said in a statement, causing no casualties but disrupting flight schedules. “The attack happened some distance from the airport building, but the airport is closed protectively,” said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk to the media. Its statement said the attack was on the airport, which it described as “a non-military, public transportation system”.
