Regime airstrikes injure nine civilians in AA-held Minbya Twsp

By Admin 22 May 2024

DMG Newsroom
22 May 2024, Minbya

A junta air assault on Khaunglaung Village, part of Arakan State’s Minbya Township, injured nine civilians including an elderly Buddhist monk on Wednesday morning, according to local people.

The nine injured have been identified as Ashin Nyarnasekka, 83, Daw Ma Htwee, 53, Daw Thein Thein, 66, U Kyaw Lin Oo, 38, Daw Nyein Nyein Wai, 35, Ko Nyein Chan, 23, Ko La Pyae, 23, U Zaw Maung Latt, 41, and U Tin Tun, 53.

“Bombs were dropped while people were sleeping. Some people were wounded severely and their conditions are considered life-threatening. I don’t know what kind of bomb. The bomb was very loud and very scary,” said a resident of Minbya.

The injured people are from Minbya and Kunnyo Village and they have been taking refuge in Khaunglaung Village.

A junta air attack on Minbya Town in Arakan State reportedly killed a child and wounded a Buddhist monk on May 15.

Minbya was captured by the Arakkha Army (AA) on January 19, but the regime has been conducting frequent airstrikes, causing civilian casualties.

“We are worried about our safety if we hear the sound of junta jet fighters. We live in fear,” said a local woman in Minbya.

The AA has seized 10 towns during the latest fighting in Arakan State, but restricted local people from entering and living in the town due to the danger of regime airstrikes.

The regime conducted 409 aerial attacks in Arakan State in the four months from January 1 to April 30 of this year, according to a report from Nyan Lin Thit, an independent research group monitoring Myanmar’s political situation.