Myanmar: Civilians under fire from military junta
Summary
Myanmar’s military launched an offensive in Rakhine State on September 4, seeking to retake territory largely controlled by the Arakan Army. Airstrikes on November 1 killed 12 people and injured 32, including civilians at a bridge and a makeshift clinic; residents also described attacks on displacement camps in October.Key Facts
- The military began its “Yan Naing Min” offensive in Rakhine State on September 4, according to the article.
- The Arakan Army reportedly controls nearly 90% of Rakhine State.
- Airstrikes across Rakhine State on November 1 killed 12 people and injured 32 civilians.
- A strike on Yo Chaung Bridge killed seven people and injured seven others, according to the article.
- A bombing at a temporary clinic in Mrauk-U killed five people, including a newborn baby, and injured nine.
- A resident said an October 4 attack on a displacement camp near Thayet Cho killed six civilians and injured 11.
- The article says the UN’s Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar has documented the military’s use of double-tap strikes, in which a second attack follows the first.
- ACLED reported that more than 100,000 people had been killed in Myanmar’s conflict as of figures published in July 2026.
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