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Damage seen in Taungphyu Village, Wera Thani (Pauktaw) Township, Rakhine State, following an airstrike by the Myanmar military on September 21, 2026. Photo : APM. DMG Newsroom 26 September 2026, Yangon Arakan State recorded the highest number of armed incidents and military airstrikes targeting civilians in Myanmar from September 18-24, according to a new report by Nyan Lynn Thit Analytica (NLTA). At least 45 armed incidents were documented across 22 townships nationwide duri

A Myanmar military junta airstrike and subsequent artillery bombardment killed two men and severely injured four others—including a four-year-old child—in Bawlakhe Township, Karenni (Kayah) State, local residents report. At approximately 3:00 PM on September 24, a junta aircraft carried out two bombing runs over the area. The first strike targeted the northern perimeter of the locality, damaging a home, while the second run struck the southern sector, damaging three additiona

Military regime troops conduct military exercises in Ayeyarwady Region in 2018. Photo: Office of the Commander in Chief of Defence Services Myanmar military junta forces have launched a multi-township ground offensive against positions held by the Arakan Army (AA) and allied resistance forces in Laymyethna Township, Ayeyarwady Region, resulting in the extrajudicial killing of a local civilian, according to residents and military sources. Junta columns have been conducting agg

Authorities at Kalay Prison in Sagaing Region are demanding bribes ranging from 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 MMK (approx. $260–$395 USD) from sick inmates in exchange for essential outside hospital transfers, according to a statement released on September 24 by the Political Prisoners Network Myanmar (PPNM). During a recent internal medical review conducted by specialist physicians from Kalay Public General Hospital, doctors determined that 80 prisoners, including 50 political deta

Nighttime traffic and commercial activity across towns and villages in Myanmar's Mon State have dropped sharply as residents stay indoors to avoid arbitrary arrests and forced military conscription, according to local sources. Joint patrols of military and police personnel have reportedly stepped up vehicle roundups, detaining young residents even prior to formal curfew hours. "About five police vehicles have been patrolling together," a resident from Paung Township told Mon

Junta troops killed in fighting with the AA. Facing mounting casualties from intense fighting along the Rakhine State–Ayeyarwady Region border, Myanmar military junta forces are secretly transporting hundreds of killed and wounded soldiers to Pathein every night under strict blackouts, according to local residents and security sources. Frontline casualties from clashes around Theaphyu, Thabaunglay, and Kinmunchin villages in Thabaung Township are initially brought to a design