ARNC statement condemns Myanmar junta’s indiscriminate bombing of civilians

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A statement released by the Arakan Rohingya National Council (ARNC) on 1 November strongly condemned the ongoing and indiscriminate bombing of civilian populations three townships of western Myanmar.

The text of the statement is as follows.

The Arakan Rohingya National Council (ARNC) expresses its strongest condemnation of the brutal airstrike carried out by the Myanmar military junta on October 30 and 31, 2025, in Ponnagyun, Kyauk Phyu and Rathedaung Townships, which resulted in numerous deaths and injuries.

This barbaric act, targeting innocent villagers with aerial bombs, is yet another manifestation of the junta’s systematic campaign of terror against civilians across Myanmar. Such deliberate and indiscriminate attacks constitute clear violations of international humanitarian law and amount to war crimes.

As a people who have endured decades of state-sponsored violence, genocide, displacement, and now facing forced expulsion and erasure under Arakan Army, the Rohingya community is no stranger to these types of barbarity and we deeply understand the pain, fear, and sufferings that victims’ relatives and their people are experiencing. We share their grief and stand in solidarity with the victims and their families.

The ARNC condemns the killing of innocent people in all its forms and manifestations, irrespective of who commits these crimes. The targeting of women, children, and non-combatants is an assault on humanity itself.

We are morally obliged to denounce such atrocities and will continue to advocate for the protection of all civilians in Arakan State and across Myanmar.

The ARNC calls on the international community, the United Nations, US, UK, OIC and ASEAN to:

1. Immediately investigate this heinous attack and hold the perpetrators accountable under international law;

2. Impose sanctions on the Myanmar military’s aviation sector and its suppliers;

3. Ensure humanitarian access to affected communities across Rakhine; and

4. Support the International Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) and efforts toward referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC).