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Narinjara, October 1, 2026 Five civilian women were injured following an overnight airstrike conducted by military junta forces on the town of Wirathani (Pauktaw) in Arakan State. The injured individuals have been identified as Daw Ma Chay (40) from Ward No. 4; Ma Khin Khin Htay (26) from Ward No. 3; Daw Hla Kyaw Yin (54) and Daw Ma Than Yin (66) from Ward No. 5; and Daw Nwe Soe (43) from Ward No. 3. According to local sources, a military Y-12 aircraft dropped bombs on the to

Khaing Lu Hla (Roma Mray) Narinjara, October 1, 2026 A military airstrike on Ku Taung village, located on Muse Island in Rakhine State's Rathedaung Township, left a husband dead and his wife injured last night. The deceased has been identified as 51-year-old U Aung Tun Thein (also known as Du Gyi), while his injured wife has been identified as 41-year-old Daw Win Nu. A local resident informed Narinjara that the military junta dropped two 500-pound bombs near Ku Taung village

KIA soldiers near Mai Ja Yang town in Kachin State in 2012 (Photo: EPA) The ethnic armed group said it had seized a tactical hill base in Mongmit days after taking another regime outpost in its Bhamo battle front

A resident in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, surveys the devastation caused by airstrikes at the “Indian Market” on Sept. 28. (Credit: AA) At least one civilian was killed and eight others were injured during airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar Air Force on Arakan State’s Pauktaw, Ponnagyun and Rathedaung townships on Wednesday. The three towns, located 20-131 (32-210 km) east and northeast of the state capital Sittwe, were seized by the Arakan Army (AA) in 2024. A Rathe

Caption: The scene following the military regime airstrike on Kyauktaw Town on September 28, 2026. Photo: AA Info Desk DMG Newsroom 30 September 2026, Kyauktaw The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Kingdom have strongly condemned the military regime airstrike on a crowded area in Kyauktaw Town, which killed at least 50 civilians, including children, women, vendors, shoppers, transport workers, and other local residents. UN High Commissioner for

30 September 2026 The Arakan Army (AA) continued to respond to the military airstrike on Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, which caused civilian casualties, as Malaysia began returning approximately 1,476 detained Myanmar nationals one day after the attack. AA spokesperson Khaing Thukha told Mizzima that those responsible would be identified and that the group would respond in pursuit of justice. Malaysia described the return as voluntary, while the United Nations and human rights org