Narinjara News, 8 October 2024

 The terrorist military juntaconducted airstrikes on residential areas in Sittwe, Ponnagyun, Taungup, andMaungdaw townships in Arakan State on the evening of October 7 and the earlyhours of October 8.

On October 8, at about 1:30 am,a resident of Sittwe Township said that five bombs had been dropped by afighter plane from the junta onto Min Hla village and Wah Bo hamlet in SittweTownship. 

"They launched two bombs in each of theirinitial two airstrikes, then two minutes later, they launched a third bomb. Thehouses trembled as well," he stated.

Significant junta lossesresulted from fighting between the Arakan Army (AA) and the junta forces thatbroke out on August 29 near Min Hla village.

Airstrikes were launched early this morning on KunTaung, Pan Ni Lar, and Myaung Gyi villages in Sittwe and Ponnagyun townships, amilitary observer reported. It is yet unknown, though, whether anyone was hurtduring these airstrikes.

The villages of Wabo and Minhlain Sittwe, as well as the villages of Pahnila village in Pohnngyun and certainlocations in Rathedaung and Pauktaw township, which are located at surroundingareas of Sittwe, the capital of Arakan state, were shelled shortly after theaerial bombardment by the Sittwe Police Battalion No. (12) and the Battalion ofthe Padalike village base.

He went on to add that up until around three in theevening, they fired heavy weaponry at those townships.

"A large weapon wasdischarged by the police battalion," he declared.

They fired two shots simultaneously if theyfired once. The Padalike brigade then opened fire as well. In all, there werealmost twenty firearms. They only opened fire on areas that had previously seenhostilities.

 "They fired at residentialcommunities and accused AA of being there," he claimed.

In a similar vein, at 11:15 p.m. yesterday,airstrikes occurred over Tan Lwe Ywar Ma Town in Taungup Township, resulting inthe deaths of thirteen civilians, several injuries, and a number of peoplereported missing in the wreckage.

"The house close to thebarracks near the Ywar Thit market was directly damaged by the explosion. Alocal neighbor stated, "As far as I know, about fifteen individuals were murderedinstantly, and there are still others missing in the wreckage."

According to local sources, fighter jets in MaungdawTownship launched airstrikes on October 7 at approximately 4:00 pm, targetingHla Phoe Khaung No. 11 territory, which is occupied by the Arakan Army (AA), inthe north of the township, and Pyin Phyu near Kha Yae Myaing village in thesouth of the township.

Two twentysomething malesriding motorcycles on the road in Kha Yae Myaing village were instantlymurdered, and three other people—two of them women—were seriously injured. Whether there are any casualties at this time in PyinPhyu, Maungdaw Township, is unknown.

Nonetheless, the most recentairstrikes resulted in about 20 fatalities and several injuries.

In a statement released on October 7, the Arakan Army(AA) said that the fascist terrorist military junta, which has been defeated militarily, is using airstrikes to kill civilians and is committing war crimesand crimes against humanity.

(The imageswere shot at Tan Lwe Ywar Ma Town in Taungup Township, the site of 13 civiliandeaths from junta airstrikes, one of them a child.)