Muslim Youth Killed in Military Junta Airstrike on IDP Camp in Wirathani

Shin Nyein Aye, Narinjara, November 10, 2026

A 14-year-old Muslim youth was killed yesterday following a military junta airstrike on a Muslim internally displaced person (IDP) camp in Anauk Ye, located in Pauktaw (Wirathani) Township, Rakhine (Arakan) State.

The victim, identified as Mamouk Ayup, was the son of U Mamat Iliyas and Daw Chaung Chi Da.

At approximately 12:00 PM on November 9, a junta jet fighter dropped a bomb directly on the IDP camp. The youth was searching for fish nearby when the blast occurred, sustaining severe injuries that ultimately proved fatal.

This attack follows a pattern of escalating aerial bombardments across the Arakan region. Previously, a junta airstrike on Sin Aing village in Pauktaw Township on October 10 killed seven civilians, including Muslim residents, and injured more than 10 others.

Weeks earlier, on September 25, a junta Y-12 aircraft dropped nearly 30 bombs on Pyidawtha Ward, Paik Thay Wra villageand Nidin village in Kyauktaw Township. That bombardment injured seven people, including two Rakhine locals and five Muslims, one of whom was a one-year-old child.

Additionally, a junta jet fighter bombed areas near the "India Market" and the Kissapanadi Bridge in Kyauktaw town on September 28. According to a statement by the Arakan Army (AA), that strike killed 50 people, including vendors, shoppers, and laborers, and injured roughly 60 others, with numerous Muslim residents among the casualties.

Local sources report a stark rise in casualties as the military junta increasingly targets Muslim-populated areas and civilians across Rakhine State.