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News, 24 February 2026 The death toll from the bombing on Yoe Ngu village under Ponnagyun township of Rakhine State has risen to 17, said the Arakan Army (AA). The initial death toll was 11, but as more people died, the number has grown up to 17 as of 5:30 pm on 24 February. The military junta on Tuesday afternoon attacked the market in Yoe Ngu village with a jet fighter. The AA statement asserted that 14 people, including innocent civilians and children, were also injured

Narinjara News, 24 February 2026 In the five years of military rule, Myanmar experienced nearly 3000 airstrikes by the military junta, whereas Rakhine State witnessed 471 attacks, said the BNI - Myanmar Peace Monitor. Since the day of military coup in 2021, Rakhine has become the second most bombed region after the Sagaing region that recorded 538 numbers of bombing. “From 11 March 2021 to 11 February 2026, there were 2,964 airstrikes by the terrorist military in the count

Authorities have temporarily suspended flight operations at Myitkyina Airport after a passenger aircraft was attacked, causing minor damage to the airport’s apron, the National Defence and Security Council’s information team announced. The incident occurred on February 20, when a Myanmar National Airlines ATR 72-600 passenger plane, preparing to depart from Myitkyina to Mandalay with passengers on board, was targeted by joint forces of the Kachin Independence Army and allied

Date – 24 February 2026 Since the 1 February 2021 coup, a total of (7,813) people, including pro-democracy activists and civilians, have been killed by the junta and pro-military groups during the Spring Revolution. Since the coup, a total of (30,514) people have been arrested by the junta in relation to its seizure of power. (22,803) are currently in detention, (11,566) of whom are serving sentences. These are the numbers verified by the Assistance Association for Political

More than two dozen people including children were killed in the aerial and paramotor strikes, which hit an edible oil refinery in Sagaing Region and a crowded marketplace in Rakhine State

At least 18 people were killed and more than a dozen injured after a Myanmar military airstrike hit a market in Yoe Ngu village, Ponnagyun Township, Rakhine State, on Tuesday afternoon, according to local sources. The village lies about seven miles north of Ponnagyun town, an area under the control of the Arakan Army (AA) since 2024. Residents said bombs fell at around 2pm, setting fire to a row of market stalls and trapping shopkeepers and customers inside. “Bombs struck the