Narinjara News, 26 September 2024

At 7:40 am on September 26, the junta conductedairstrikes on Thandwe Town in Arakan State, killing 13 internally displacedpersons (IDPs) and injuring 25 others.

A junta fighter jet targeted the Thandwetownship hall and the natural environment conservation office, causing thedeaths of the IDPs, according to Arakan Army (AA) spokesperson U Khaing Thukha.

“At 7:40 am today, the military junta carriedout airstrikes with a fighter jet, killing 13 IDPs who were sheltering in theThandwe Township Hall and injuring 25 others, including children and theelderly. The injured have been transported to the hospital. Targeting IDPs is aclear war crime and a blatant violation of the Geneva Convention,” said UKhaing Thukha.

The list of individuals killed and injured inthe airstrikes will be provided once we have the full information.