Junta torches at least 11 villages in Kyaukphyu Twsp over past year: Residents

By Admin 11 Feb 2026

DMG Newsroom

11 February 2026, Kyaukphyu

At least 11 villages have been torched and hundreds of homes destroyed in Kyaukphyu Township over the past year since fighting intensified in February 2025, according to local residents.

The township has faced frequent airstrikes, heavy artillery shelling and arson attacks, resulting in daily civilian displacement and widespread property loss.

“At least 11 villages in Kyaukphyu have been completely destroyed by fire. This is primarily due to airstrikes, artillery shelling, and junta troops setting fire to homes during ground incursions,” said a local resident monitoring the conflict.

According to data compiled by DMG, more than 700 houses have been destroyed across at least 11 villages — Ukin, Kyattain, Shaukchaung, Kyanchaing, Katthabyay, Dauntchaung, Pyinshae, Kulabar, Malakyun, Leikkhamaw and Saichonedwein.

Additional fires were reported in Taungyin, Minyatkon and Thayetpin Aut villages on February 9.

On March 6, 2025, a military regime drone strike on Ukin Village destroyed 180 homes. Between March 7 and 12, 2025, the regime carried out four airstrikes on Kyattain Village, destroying 45 houses.

Human rights activists have condemned the destruction of civilian property, describing the targeting of non-combatant areas as “inhumane.”

“We are seeing the use of extreme force in the Kyaukphyu area. The deliberate burning and destruction of homes suggest that the regime is intentionally targeting civilians’ property,” said a human rights activist in Arakan State.

Casualties and displacement continue to rise as clashes between the military regime and the Arakan Army (AA) persist in Kyaukphyu. The regime has deployed land, sea and air forces in response to AA offensives.

Civil society organizations estimate that more than 60,000 people have been displaced by the fighting in Kyaukphyu.