NarinjaraNews, 15 September 2024

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

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

Among the311 deceased, 108 were killed by the junta’s airstrikes and  99 killed bythe junta’s artillery strikes.

Othercauses of death include massacres, such as the incident at Byine Phyu villagein Sittwe, as investigated by Narinjara News.

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

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

Identitiesof 451 women and 911 men were verified among the total of 1,362 people killedacross the country.