Junta airstrike kills pregnant woman, injures 12 in Mrauk-U village
DMG Newsroom
6 November 2026, Mrauk-U
A pregnant woman was killed and 12 other civilians were injured when the military junta launched an airstrike on Nankyar Village in Mrauk-U Township, Arakan State, at least several residential houses were also damaged, according to local residents.
The airstrike occurred at approximately 11:25 p.m. on November 5, when a fighter jet dropped a bomb near the village, which is located close to the Mrauk-U–Anjanapura Road.
"The bomb struck near the Nankyar pagoda. About half an hour later, when we went to check, a pregnant woman was being rushed to the hospital in an emergency. Around 1:00 a.m., we received word that she had passed away at the hospital," said Ko Zaw, a resident of Nankyar Village.
The victim was identified as 35-year-old Daw Thae Thae Mon, who was pregnant at the time of the attack. Eleven other injured residents were identified as U Aung Kyaw Zaw, Daw Aye Aye, U Maung Ni Tun, U Tun Win, Daw Ma Hla Nu, Daw Lone Pu, Maung Than Naing, U Kyaw Tun Sein, Daw Than Than Soe, Ma Pa Pa Win Hlaing and Ma Aye Aye Than.
On November 1, the military junta also bombed a temporary maternity ward and healthcare clinic in Htanmarit Ward, Mrauk-U, killing five civilians, including a newborn, and injuring nine others.
"Our village has nothing to do with military affairs, yet we are not spared. They dropped the bomb while people were sleeping. Nowhere is safe anymore," a Nankyar resident said.
Having lost control of most of Arakan State, the military junta has increasingly relied on airstrikes, with residential areas and civilians repeatedly affected by aerial attacks.
Civilians across Arakan State continue to face physical and psychological insecurity amid the threat of military airstrikes.
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