Airstrike near a market in Myanmar's Rakhine state kills 49 people
BANGKOK — An airstrike carried out by Myanmar’s military near a market in territory controlled by a powerful rebel group killed at least 49 people and wounded 58 others on Monday, the group and a rescue official said. The attack in western Rakhine state was the latest in a series of deadly airstrikes against pro-democracy resistance forces and ethnic armed groups across the country. Myanmar has…
BANGKOK — A military airstrike near a market in a region controlled by a prominent rebel faction resulted in the deaths of at least 49 individuals and injuries to 58 others on Monday, according to both the group and a rescue official. This incident is the most recent in a series of lethal airstrikes targeting pro-democracy resistance movements and ethnic armed groups throughout Myanmar.
Since the military seized control from the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, 2021, the nation has experienced significant unrest. Initially, security forces responded to peaceful protests with lethal force, leading many opponents of military rule to take up arms, causing large portions of the country to become embroiled in conflict.
The airstrike took place in Kyauktaw township, situated approximately 340 kilometers (210 miles) west of Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest metropolis, as reported by the Arakan Army, a significant ethnic armed group based in Rakhine that now governs Kyauktaw. The Arakan Army stated in a statement released early Tuesday that a fighter jet dropped a bomb during the attack. However, it is currently impossible to independently verify the specifics of the incident.
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