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At least 33 people killed in western Myanmar airstrike, rebel group and aid worker say
The airstrike was among the deadliest in Rakhine since a hospital attack last December that killed at least 30 people, Reuters reported.
- On Monday, a Myanmar military airstrike near a market in Kyauktaw, Rakhine, killed 33 people and wounded 36, according to the Arakan Army.
- Myanmar has faced widespread turmoil since a 2021 coup triggered a civil war, with multiple armed groups including the Army fighting the military across various frontlines.
- Aid worker Wai Hun Aung, who has a team in the region, confirmed the casualties, stating the site is "quite far from the fighting and has nothing to do with the conflict."
- Although the government previously stated the military "exercises maximum restraint to avoid civilian harm," officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment as the Arakan Army warned the death toll "may continue to increase."
- This incident is among the deadliest in Rakhine since an aerial attack at a hospital in December 2025 killed at least 30 people, demonstrating escalating civilian risk in non-combat zones.
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Myanmar military strike on crowded market in Rakhine state kills 33, injures dozens
KYAUKTAW (Myanmar), Sept 28 — A military airstrike on a market in western Myanmar killed 33 people today and wounded 36 more, a rebel faction which controls the area said in a statement.The Arakan Army said the death toll of the strike around midday (0530 GMT/1.30pm Malaysian time) on a market and adjacent bridge in Kyauktaw town of Rakhine state “may continue to increase”.A witness who requested anonymity for safety reasons saw more than 30 bod…
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At least 33 people killed in western Myanmar airstrike, rebel group and aid worker say
Sept 28 (Reuters) - Dozens of people were killed in a Myanmar military airstrike on Monday near a market in the country's war-torn Rakhine state, which borders Bangladesh, according to a rebel group that controls the area and a local aid worker.
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