- Web Master
- May 04, 2024
The military junta, which is facing repeated defeats in the
Rakhine region against the Arakan Army (AA) fighters, now lacks the ability to
continue its fight and hence the soldiers start conducting daily airstrikes
targeting the civilians.
A resident of Ann Thar village informed Narinjara News that
the junta conducted airstrikes with one jet fighter on their village
under Minbya township at around 11:30 pm on 29 February that resulted in the
destruction of four houses.
"During the night hours, a jet fighter dropped some bombs. As there
was no person inside the houses, none were injured. Four houses were completely
destroyed. The roofs and walls of other neighboring houses were also
damaged," added the resident.
He added that residents of the locality were fleeing to safer places
because of fear.
"Despite the town being captured, the airstrikes over
the villages continue making the villagers unsafe in their own places,"
said the villager.
On 27 February at 1:45 am, Min Hpu hospital in the
township was deliberately targeted by the junta with airstrikes by a jet
fighter. It damaged the hospital buildings and injured many civilians,
prisoners of war receiving medical treatment there and a few hospital staff.
At around 1:30 am, the junta carried out airstrikes on Thay Kan
village using a jet fighter. According to an AA statement, it injured
10 internally displaced persons and also damaged school and
residential buildings.
On 29 February, 12 Rakhine civilians were killed and 80
others seriously injured when the navy warship intentionally conducted
artillery shelling on Myoma market of Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine
State.
The AA stated that as the junta faces losses in division,
battalion headquarters, military camps, police stations and various towns of
the Rakhine region, they are now committing the war crimes by targeting
civilians and public properties.
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