Naung Min Thu, Narinjara News, 21 May 2024

The junta forces conducted night time airstrikes ontwo Arakanese villages namely Shwe Baho and Tha Ray Kone Baung killing a youngwoman activist on thespot  and at least 5 others sustained injuries.

The  airstrikes are unrelated to the fighting where the2nd border guard police battalion based in 4-mile of Maungdaw faced a heavyloss, said the local residents.

The victim is identified as  Ma Pann Ei Phyu(25), who had fled from Maungdaw urban area to Shwe Baho village due to theconflict. Her father was also injured in the incident.

"At around 4 am, the junta soldiers dropped threebombs using jet fighters. Two bombs fell on Shwe Baho village and another onelanded on Tha Ray Kone Baung village. The villagers were sleeping at that time.The lady member of Maungdaw Garuna Network social welfare died instantly,” added a resident.

Both the  affected villages are situated south ofMaungdaw. The villagers stated that there was no fighting in their areas.

A local woman informed that Ma Pann Ei Phyu’s familymembers including her father U Kyaw Thein Khaing and brother U Kyaw Min Tuntook shelter in Shwe Baho village.

"The junta soldiers used two  jet fighters.One bomb was even dropped among villages near the 2nd battalion based at4-mile," she added.

Narinjara News will continue reporting on casualtiesand damages in both the villages.

On 19 May, a jet fighter dropped three bombs on ThaRay Kone Baung village in southern Maungdaw, which injured two villagers anddamaged five houses.

On 14 May, two jet fighters dropped bombs on KinChaung Arakanese village in southern Maungdaw resulting in the death of threelocal residents and serious injuries to six others.

According to the latest information, the junta’sairstrikes also hit  Ngwe Taung village library and injured severalresidents.