Junta killed 311 civilians in Arakan State in 2024

Narinjara News, 15 September 2024

From 1 January  to 12 September  2024, the junta forces killed 311 people in Arakan State, reported the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) on Thursday.

Out of 1,362 people killed across Myanmar, 311 hailed from Arakan State, added the AAPP report.

Among the 311 deceased, 108 were killed by the junta’s airstrikes and  99 killed by the junta’s artillery strikes.

Other causes of death include massacres, such as the incident at Byine Phyu village in Sittwe, as investigated by Narinjara News.

On 8 September at 6:50 and 6:55 pm, the  junta soldiers conducted two airstrikes on Shin Ywar village under  Pauktaw township, where the Arakan Army (AA) was providing medical care to the prisoners of war and inmates. The airstrikes killed 17 people and injured 10 others, asserted the AAPP.

Among those killed were U Saw Than Maung, Ma Hla Saw Khin, U Saw Nyi Nyi (also known as Taung Min), U Kyaw Thar Maung, Ko Bhone Myat Paing, Ko Maung Thein Tun (also known as Nga Mel Khaung), U Thein Tun Aung, U Kyaw Win Maung, 14-year-old Maung Wai Yan Phyo, and 17-year-old Maung Soe Min Aung. There were 7 prisoners of war also.

Identities of 451 women and 911 men were verified among the total of 1,362 people killed across the country.