Kant Kaw Ni Ni, Narinjara News, 23 August 2024

A local woman was killed and several houses weredestroyed as the junta forces launched airstrikes with a fighter jet onvillages around Taungup town of  Arakan State.

On 22 August  at 1:20 pm, the junta soldiersconducted the airstrikes near the villages of Moe Taung, Shwe Kun San, MeeChaung Htoe and Zain Khan Htway. These villages are located near Taungup.

Due to the airstrikes, a woman from Mee Chaung Htoevillage was killed instantly. Three houses were also destroyed, said Taungupresidents. The deceased woman is identified as Ma Khin Yu Nandar Tun (27).

"Airstrikes hit villages like  Moe Taung,Zain Khan Htway and Shwe Kun San,” said a resident.

Since the third week of August, the junta forces havebeen  conducting airstrikes in Taungup locality, where they suspect ArakanArmy’s presence. The residents were informed that the airstrikes were conductedfive times in a week.

A junta fighter jet was hovering over Taungup and itcaused serious concern for the residents.

 "The people in town were terrified because of thefighter jet. They could also hear the sound of bombing," said a youngwoman from Taungup.

On 20 August at around 2 pm, the junta soldiersdropped six bombs on the Tan Lwel Chaung Phyar mountain range using a Y-12aircraft.

Similarly, on 19 August in the early morning hours,the junta forces conducted airstrikes on Kyauk Gyi Kwin mountain, which is 10miles away from Taungup, and destroyed 10 houses in the village at themountain-base.

The junta soldiers also carried out airstrikes on MoeTaung village and Moe charity education training center, located about 8 milesaway from Taungup, on 16 August. They also targeted Aung Mingalar village,around 22 miles away from Taungup town on 15 August.

Photograph: A junta jet fighter that conductedairstrikes on Taungup at noon on 22 August. The woman who was killed in theincident