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14%
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Families searched for bodies on Tuesday (September 29, 2026) around a charred market in western Myanmar after a military airstrike killed 50 people, one of the deadliest recent bombardments in the civil war.
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airstrike → search → war
Witnesses say the military's air force raided the riverside commercial hub in Kyauktaw town in western Rakhine state around midday (05:30 GMT) on Monday (September 28).
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force → say → Monday
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"It breaks my heart to see our people dying," said Aung Chay, still hunting for the remains of his brother-in-law he believes was killed in the attack.
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he → read → attack
"Civilians are being unjustly murdered, and I can't bear to watch it," the 49-year-old said.
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old → murder → it
"I feel deeply pained and incredibly angry.
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I → feel → ?
It was not possible to contact the Myanmar military for comment on the attack, which had an initial reported death toll of around 30.
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which → contact → 30
"The death toll has reached 50, and 58 people were injured," said aid worker Wai Hun Aung on Tuesday (September 29), warning the final fatality figure may be higher because some bodies were lost in fires after the bombing.
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bodies → reach → bombing
A second local volunteer gave the same death toll, requesting anonymity for security reasons.
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volunteer → give → reasons
The Arakan Army (AA) — a local ethnic rebel force controlling the area — said in a statement that those killed were "innocent passersby, market vendors, shoppers and cargo loaders".
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those → control → statement
It also reported that 50 people died.
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people → report → ?
Families gathered in the area to claim bodies covered by thin plastic sheeting or boxed up in plywood coffins under an outdoor pavilion.
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Families → gather → pavilion
"I don't know where to find his body and whom we should ask for help," said Aung Chay.
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Chay → know → help
Market targets
The market and adjacent bridge hit in on Monday's (September 28) bombardment had become a hive of trading activity since civil war broke out in Myanmar following a 2021 military coup.
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war → hit → coup
Rakhine has suffered some of the direst conditions in the war, largely cut off from the rest of Myanmar.
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Rakhine → suffer → Myanmar
The market thrived on a river trade route to India, which had become a lifeline.
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which → thrive → India
Su Mon, a senior analyst at conflict monitor ACLED, said there have been only ten airstrike attacks targeting civilians with more than 30 reported deaths since 2022 — the war's first full year.
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Mon → say → 2022
"Rakhine experienced the military's mass killings the most," she said.
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she → experience → killings
The AA control almost all of Rakhine, save for a few urban centres still defended by the military wielding a fleet of fighter jets manufactured by Russia and China.
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AA → control → Russia
The military's air wing is also accused of committing atrocities targeting civilians at schools, monasteries and religious festivals — attacks rights groups say may constitute war crimes.
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groups → accuse → crimes
"The military is eager to regain control of Rakhine," Su Mon said, launching an offensive this month which "has not yielded battlefield success".
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which → regain → success
Nearly half a million people are living displaced in Rakhine as a result of the conflict, UN data says.
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data → live → conflict
More than 100,000 people have been killed in Myanmar in conflict since the 2021 putsch unseated Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government, ACLED estimates.
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ACLED → kill → government
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