Ladies and kids amongst these killed and 14 others wounded in air strikes on a village market in Rakhine.
Revealed On 25 Feb 2026
A navy air strike by the Myanmar navy in Rakhine state has killed not less than 17 folks and injured 14 others, native media reported, within the newest civil battle carnage weeks after a military-backed governing get together election win was dismissed as a “sham” by worldwide observers.
Ladies and kids had been amongst these killed when air strikes hit Yoengu village in Ponnagyun township on Tuesday, the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) mentioned.
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The village lies about 33 kilometres (21 miles) northeast of Sittwe, the Rakhine state capital. It was captured by the Arakan Military (AA), an ethnic Rakhine armed group preventing the Myanmar navy, in March 2024.
The AA statements listed the names of 17 “harmless civilians”, together with three kids, killed within the strike. It mentioned 15 folks had been wounded within the assault.
Myanmar, previously often called Burma, has been in political turmoil because the 2021 navy coup, with the crushing of pro-democracy protests prompting a nationwide revolt.
Hundreds have been killed, and about 3.6 million folks have been displaced, based on the United Nations. The battle has provoked armed resistance from democracy activists and ethnic minority factions which have lengthy held sway within the nation’s fringes.
‘Our bodies scattered’
Pyae Phyo Naing, chairman of the Ponnagyun Youths Affiliation, described the scene as “actually unhealthy”, with 4 or 5 buildings burned down.
“Some folks had been crying, whereas many lifeless our bodies had been scattered over the world,” the 23-year-old informed the AFP information company.
“Some folks had been operating away from the scene as there have been additionally homes nonetheless burning after we arrived.”
The western coastal state of Rakhine, previously often called Arakan, is among the many worst-hit areas. Managed nearly fully by the AA, it has been blockaded by the navy and pummelled with common air strikes.
The navy blockade on prime of the battle and up to date sweeping cuts to worldwide help have pushed a “dramatic rise in starvation and malnutrition” within the state, the World Meals Programme warned final 12 months.
