Rakhine Fury Grows as Myanmar Junta Airstrike Kills 18 at Market

Four children were among 18 people killed when a Myanmar regime warplane bombed a market in Rakhine State’s Ponnagyun Township on Tuesday, in the latest airstrike on civilians in Arakan Army (AA)-held territory.

The AA and a local aid group, the Ponnagyun Youths Association (PYA), said a fighter jet dropped two 300lb bombs on Yoe Ngu village market at around 2 pm.

“The regime is targeting civilians because it cannot defeat the AA in the battle. We condemn the junta’s actions as a crime against humanity,” said Ko Pyae Phyo Naing, chair of PYA, which is aiding victims of the airstrike.