93 Killed and 138 Injured by Junta Airstrikes in Arakan in September

 Thinzar Nwe, Narinjara News, 1 October 2024

The junta's airstrikes 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 News assembled this information in September.

These casualties were caused by junta aircraft and artillery bombardment in Arakan State between September 3 and September 26.

On September 3, four people were injured in Sin Gaung village, Thandwe Township, and one person was killed in Doe Tan Gyi village, Kyeintali Town.

Five persons were hurt on September 7 in Thandwe Town's Baw Di Kone ward.

Airstrikes on September 8, at approximately 7:00 p.m., hit a temporary medical facility in Shin Ywar village, Pauktaw Township, which treated prisoners of war (PoWs) and inmates. The attack caused 10 injuries and 17 fatalities.

On September 9, about 9:30 p.m., airstrikes struck Maungdaw Town's 2nd Border Guard Police Battalion (NaKhaKha-2) causing over 50 fatalities and over 70 injured.

An artillery camp in Yadanar Myaing (Ku Lar Pyin) village fired shells at a school in San Dar village, Kyeintali Township, on September 15, at about 1:00 pm. The incident resulted in the death of one woman and three injuries. The IDPs were seeking refuge in the school.

In Thandwe Township's Pauk Tu village, airstrikes on September 16 resulted in two fatalities and seven injuries.

A junta airstrike near the crossroads of Ponnagyun Town and Rathedaung Town on September 17, at approximately 4:00 pm, resulted in one fatality and three injuries.

A displaced 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.

Three persons were killed and three injured were reported as a result of airstrikes on Pauk Tu hamlet in Thandwe Township on September 22.

On September 24, at around 8:00 p.m., airstrikes in the Taungup District targeted Tan Lwe Ywar Ma Town, resulting in the death of one young man and the injury of another.

On September 25, at approximately 4:00 pm, airstrikes occurred in Kan Htaung Gyi Town in Myebon Township, resulting in the deaths of two people, one of which was an 11-year-old girl, and the injuries of seven others.

14 people were killed and 25 injured when airstrikes targeted Thandwe Town's town hall and environmental conservation office on September 26.

Data from August's Narinjara News indicates that at least 40 people were killed and over 70 injured as a result of junta bombing in Arakan State.

September saw more airstrikes than August, and there were also more casualties.

According to U Khaing Thukha, a spokesman for the Arakan Army (AA), the increased frequency of airstrikes is intended to spread terror and destabilize the region.

“Their primary objective is to undermine regional stability and cause terror among the populace in the areas under our authority. These are crimes against humanity, war crimes," he declared.

The junta is carrying out airstrikes on heavily populated places, such as hospitals, schools, markets, religious sites, major residential complexes, administrative buildings utilized by previous governments, as well as abandoned military bases. The AA has advised inhabitants to exercise caution in these regions.