Multiple bombs dropped by a Y-12 military aircraft fell near Hsipaw Hospital, restaurants, a school and the Hsipaw Bridge, killing one civilian and injuring five others on September 29.

Eighty-five civilian casualties were reported last month across Thandwe, Taungup, Myebon, Ponnagyun, Rathedaung and Gwa townships due to regime airstrikes, according to a DMG tally.

Fighting between the Myanmar regime and Arakkha Army (AA) is ongoing and intense in Arakan State's Ann Township, where the military's Western Command is located, according to locals.

The Myanmar Navy ship UMS Chin Dwin carried the Bangladeshis and anchored at the Bangladesh coast to take back the members of the Myanmar defence forces who fled the armed conflict in Arakan State.

Myanmar’s military regime is once again conscripting internally displaced people (IDPs) from Muslim displacement camps in Arakan State’s Sittwe Township, Muslim IDPs told DMG.

Among the parties that signed the joint statement are the Arakan State-based Rakhine State National Unity Party, Khami National Development Party and Mro National Development Party.

The Y-12 aircraft reportedly conducted airstrikes on Tawkan, Wahbo, Minhla and Nyaungyaychaung villages in Sittwe Township and Kuntaung, Aungmyaygon, Sabahtar and Khamaungtaw villages in Ponnagyun Township on September 29.

A junta aircraft reportedly dropped dozens of bombs on Maungdaw's Ward-2 and neighbouring villages on September 29, reducing "at least 100 homes" to ashes, according to one source.

Two junta jet fighters launched at least six airstrikes on positions near BGF No. 5 and a Y-12 jet fighter dropped food packets on BGF No. 5 on September 28, locals said.

The Myanmar military will reportedly test-fire new weapons in and around the Arakan State capital Sittwe, with junta battalions also intending to showcase their military might with a parade of armoured vehicles.

The Arakkha Army (AA) said in a statement on September 27 that it will continue to step up its offensive to capture military camps, junta bases and Border Guard Force (BGF) outposts in Arakan State.

Each trainee from the Ministry of Education is provided with cash assistance to buy fuel for their motorbikes and a K3,000 daily allowance, sources told DMG.

Landmines planted by the Myanmar regime in Arakan State's Kyaukphyu Township, where there is currently no fighting between the military and Arakkha Army (AA), are posing a threat to the lives and livelihoods of residents.

Clashes between Myanmar's military regime and Arakkha Army (AA) are reportedly escalating in Arakan State's Maungdaw, Ann and Gwa townships.

Air ticket prices are rising dramatically as Arakan State residents leave for mainland Myanmar due to the conflict. Prior to the military coup, a ticket from Sittwe to Yangon typically sold for less than K100,000, while one-way airfares now go for around K450,000 to K500,000.

The Mingan Ward defendants were arraigned at the Sittwe Township court on September 27 and the judge examined the plaintiff and two prosecution witnesses, said sources close to the families of the accused.

Civilian casualties continued to rise on Friday as the regime bombed Lashio, held by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) in northern Shan State.

The junta issued a statement on September 26 calling for “ethnic armed groups, terrorist insurgent groups, and terrorist PDF [People’s Defence Force] groups that are fighting against the state to give up terrorist fighting and communicate with us to solve political problems politically.”

Fighting is ongoing as the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) launched an offensive against Myanmar military camps in Hpakant Township beginning in early September.