The Aporia · 49 killed in Myanmar as junta carries airstrikes in rebel-controlled Rakhine

An airstrike by Myanmar's military near a market in Kyauktaw township, western Rakhine state, killed at least 49 people and injured 58 others on Monday, according to the Arakan Army and local officials. The attack occurred around noon when two bombs were dropped, targeting vendors, shoppers, and pedestrians in what is described as the region’s main wholesale center. Of those injured, 22 are in critical condition. The Arakan Army, which controls much of Rakhine, stated it will retaliate against those responsible for the attacks causing mass casualties. This incident follows a similar airstrike on a hospital in December that killed at least 34 people and wounded 80 others.

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On Monday, September 28, 2026, an airstrike by Myanmar's military near a market in rebel-controlled Kyauktaw township, Rakhine state, killed at least 50 people and injured 58 others. The area is controlled by the Arakan Army, which is fighting for greater autonomy from Myanmar’s central government. According to Wai Hun Aung, a senior rescue official, the market was a major trading hub attracting traders and shoppers from across Rakhine state. Aid workers reported that some bodies were lost in fires following the bombing, raising concerns about an even higher death toll.

The attack occurred 340 km west of Mandalay and is part of escalating conflicts since the military coup on February 1, 2021. Following suppression of peaceful protests with lethal force, many opponents of military rule have taken up arms, plunging significant parts of Myanmar into conflict. The Arakan Army has threatened retaliation against those responsible for the attack.

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An airstrike by Myanmar's military near a market in rebel-controlled territory in western Rakhine state killed at least 49 people and injured 58 others on Monday, according to the Arakan army and a rescue official. uncertain

airstrike → control → army

The attack took place in Kyauktaw township, about 340 km (210 miles) west of Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city. asserted

attack → take → Mandalay

The area is controlled by the Arakan Army, a powerful ethnic armed group operating in Rakhine. asserted

area → control → Rakhine

According to the Arakan Army, a fighter jet dropped two bombs near a local market around noon, killing vendors, shoppers and pedestrians. uncertain

jet → accord → vendors

Of the 58 people injured, 22 were in critical condition, the group said. asserted

group → injure → condition

Wai Hun Aung, a senior rescue official in Rakhine, confirmed the casualties to The Associated Press, citing rescue workers at the scene. asserted

Aung → confirm → scene

He said the market was the region’s main wholesale centre and attracted traders and shoppers from across the state. asserted

market → say → state

“This is one of the most severe airstrikes in Rakhine,” he said. asserted

he → say → Rakhine

Photos and videos shared on social media showed buildings on fire, damaged vehicles and parts of a nearby bridge destroyed. asserted

Photos → share → bridge

However TOI could not independently verify them. uncertain

TOI → verify → them

Arakan army threatens retaliationThe Arakan Army said the attack was the latest in a series of deadly airstrikes by Myanmar’s military against pro-democracy resistance forces and ethnic armed groups across the country. asserted

attack → threaten → country

The group said it "will take effective retaliatory measures soon against the individuals and organisations directly responsible for the attacks involving deliberate airstrikes that have caused mass casualties.” asserted

that → say → casualties

The Myanmar military did not immediately comment on Monday’s attack. asserted

military → comment → attack

It has previously said its airstrikes target legitimate military positions and accused resistance groups of terrorism. asserted

airstrikes → say → terrorism

Myanmar has been engulfed in conflict since the military seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, 2021. asserted

military → engulf → February

The military’s crackdown on widespread protests against the coup pushed many opponents to take up arms, triggering fighting across large parts of the country. The Arakan Army is the armed wing of a movement seeking greater autonomy for Rakhine’s ethnic minority from Myanmar’s central government. asserted

Army → push → government

It launched an offensive in Rakhine in November 2023 and has since captured a strategically important regional military headquarters and 14 of the state’s 17 townships. asserted

It → launch → townships

Fighting in Rakhine has also disrupted trade routes and worsened food shortages as the military imposed severe restrictions on movement and commerce. asserted

military → fight → movement

In December, a military airstrike on a hospital in Rakhine’s Mrauk-U township killed at least 34 people and wounded 80 others. asserted

airstrike → kill → others

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