93 Killed and 138 Injured by Junta Airstrikes in Arakan in September
The junta'sairstrikes in Arakan State resulted in 93 fatalities and 138 injuries overall,including inmates, prisoners of war (PoWs) taken prisoner by the Arakan Army(AA) and civilians.
Narinjara Newsassembled this information in September.
These casualtieswere caused by junta aircraft and artillery bombardment in Arakan State betweenSeptember 3 and September 26.
OnSeptember 3, four people were injured in Sin Gaung village, Thandwe Township,and one person was killed in Doe Tan Gyi village, Kyeintali Town.
Fivepersons were hurt on September 7 in Thandwe Town's Baw Di Kone ward.
Airstrikeson September 8, at approximately 7:00 p.m., hit a temporary medical facility inShin Ywar village, Pauktaw Township, which treated prisoners of war (PoWs) andinmates. The attack caused 10 injuries and 17 fatalities.
On September 9,about 9:30 p.m., airstrikes struck Maungdaw Town's 2nd Border Guard PoliceBattalion (NaKhaKha-2) causing over 50 fatalities and over 70 injured.
An artillerycamp in Yadanar Myaing (Ku Lar Pyin) village fired shells at a school in SanDar village, Kyeintali Township, on September 15, at about 1:00 pm. Theincident resulted in the death of one woman and three injuries. The IDPs wereseeking refuge in the school.
In ThandweTownship's Pauk Tu village, airstrikes on September 16 resulted in twofatalities and seven injuries.
Ajunta airstrike near the crossroads of Ponnagyun Town and Rathedaung Town onSeptember 17, at approximately 4:00 pm, resulted in one fatality and threeinjuries.
Adisplaced woman was killed on September 19, at around 2:00 am, in the workers'barracks during airstrikes on the Taungup Township-based Nay Pu Taung Project.
Threepersons were killed and three injured were reported as a result of airstrikeson Pauk Tu hamlet in Thandwe Township on September 22.
OnSeptember 24, at around 8:00 p.m., airstrikes in the Taungup District targetedTan Lwe Ywar Ma Town, resulting in the death of one young man and the injury ofanother.
On September 25,at approximately 4:00 pm, airstrikes occurred in Kan Htaung Gyi Town in MyebonTownship, resulting in the deaths of two people, one of which was an11-year-old girl, and the injuries of seven others.
14people were killed and 25 injured when airstrikes targeted Thandwe Town's townhall and environmental conservation office on September 26.
Datafrom August's Narinjara News indicates that at least 40 people were killed andover 70 injured as a result of junta bombing in Arakan State.
Septembersaw more airstrikes than August, and there were also more casualties.
Accordingto U Khaing Thukha, a spokesman for the Arakan Army (AA), the increasedfrequency of airstrikes is intended to spread terror and destabilize the region.
“Theirprimary objective is to undermine regional stability and cause terror among thepopulace in the areas under our authority. These are crimes against humanity,war crimes," he declared.
Thejunta is carrying out airstrikes on heavily populated places, such ashospitals, schools, markets, religious sites, major residential complexes,administrative buildings utilized by previous governments, as well as abandonedmilitary bases. The AA has advised inhabitants to exercise caution in theseregions.
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