Naung Min Thu, Narinjara News, 23 August 2024

The junta’s airstrikes on Maungdaw town in ArakanState, which is close to the Bangladesh border,  injured four residentsand destroyed several houses.

The injured individuals include U Kyaw Maung (over 80years old) hailing from ward number 1, U Tun Tun (53) from Ah Lel village, U BaHla (62) from ward number  3 (Wimala) and an unidentified resident.

On 21 August, the junta soldiers carried outairstrikes on Maungdaw’s urban areas by 9 am with two fighter jets, by  3pm with a Y-12 aircraft and by  7 pm with another fighter jet.

“The bombs hit many houses, where the four individualssustained injuries. They are currently receiving emergency medical care,"said a resident.

The injured individuals stayed in Maungdaw for variousreasons, where  the Arakan Army (AA) members are rescuing the trappedArakanese, Muslims and Hindus in phased manners.

A local Muslim informed that the junta's airstrikes on22 August damaged many houses in Fezi village, around the clock tower.

They conducted airstrikes with the fighter jets fromdawn to dusk on that day. Meanwhile, the AA fighters also launched theiroffensive against the 5th border guard police battalion (NaKhaKha-5) nearMaungdaw, while the junta soldiers are defending their bases with intenseairstrikes.