The military junta, which is facing repeated defeats in theRakhine region against the Arakan Army (AA) fighters, now lacks the ability tocontinue its fight and hence the soldiers start conducting daily airstrikestargeting the civilians.

A resident of Ann Thar village informed Narinjara News thatthe  junta conducted airstrikes with one jet fighter on their villageunder Minbya township at around 11:30 pm on 29 February that resulted in thedestruction of four houses.

"During the night hours, a jet fighter dropped some bombs. As therewas no person inside the houses, none were injured. Four houses were completelydestroyed. The roofs and walls of other neighboring houses were alsodamaged," added the resident.

He added that residents of the locality were fleeing to safer placesbecause of fear.

"Despite the town being captured, the airstrikes overthe villages continue making the villagers unsafe in their own places,"said the villager.

On 27 February  at 1:45 am, Min Hpu hospital in thetownship was deliberately targeted by the junta with airstrikes by a jetfighter. 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 Kanvillage using a jet fighter. According to an AA statement, it  injured 10 internally displaced persons  and also damaged school andresidential buildings.

On 29 February, 12 Rakhine civilians were killed and 80others seriously injured when the navy warship intentionally conductedartillery shelling on Myoma market of  Sittwe, the capital of RakhineState.

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 targetingcivilians and public properties.

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