Airstrikes target Rakhine State following international outcry over 50 killed in Kyauktaw

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 Rathedaung resident told DVB on the condition of anonymity that one man was killed and his wife was injured after twin strikes hit Kutaung village on Sept. 30.

This attack follows international condemnation of airstrikes that killed at least 50 people and injured 58 in Arakan’s Kyauktaw Township, located 60 miles (96 km) north of the state capital Sittwe, on Sept. 28. Kyauktaw was seized by the AA in February 2024.