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Over 30 civilians killed, 40 injured in Rakhine due to junta’s airstrikes & shelling

March 20/ 2024 | View Counts :10115
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The military junta, facing setbacks in the Rakhine conflicts, hasintentionally attacked civilians and it has resulted in the deaths of over 30innocent people and injuries to 40 others  within three days.

The list ofcasualties, within 16 to 18 March, enclosed here.

 (On 16March, 3 fatalities and 15 injuries were reported from four Rakhine townships)

 At around 2 pm, an artillery shell fired by the junta forcesnear Sa Nyin village under Myebon township struck U Kyaw Win (50), his son KoMaung Ye Lin (30) and daughter Ma May Ni Win (23) hailing from Pyi Char villageand they died on the spot.

At thesame time, Ma Saw Hnin Phyu (15)  and Ko Zaw Win (27) from Sa Nyinvillage sustained serious injuries.

Anartillery shell fired by the 344th infantry battalion, stationed in Par Da Leikof Sittwe, landed on Kone Tan Kyein Chaung village under  Ponnagyuntownship and  injured 10 civilians.

 Theyinclude  U Oo Thein Tun (70), Daw Oo Than Nwet (53), Daw Aye Khin May(40), Daw Ma Nwet Yee (50), Ma Zin Zin Moe (16), Ma San Khin (20), Ma Hnin HninWai (25), Ma Khine Thazin Oo (5), Ma Hnin Yu Khine (3) and Ma Khin San Oo (10).

 A bomb wasdropped from a Y-12 military aircraft, which landed at  Pu Yain villageunder Mrauk-U township, injuring 13-year-old Maung Noorhan Nordin.

 On 15 Marchan artillery shell fired by the 36th police battalion on Bu May village nearSittwe University injured a couple from Set Yone Su ward 2 of Sittwe township.


 (On 17 March, there were 6 fatalities and atleast 15 were injured)

 At around 12am, a bomb dropped from a Y-12 aircraft hit Yat junction near Bar Bu Taung andNan Yar Kone in Mrauk-U locality. As a result, four individuals, includingwomen, were killed and at least eight others were injured.

 At around 2pm, the soldiers  fired an artillery shell on Let Pan Pyar village underPauktaw township. It resulted in the deaths of a child (Ma Khin Myo Nwe, aged5) and an elderly person (U Oo Shwe Win, aged over 50) and injuries to threepeople, including a pregnant woman.

 The injured individuals include  Daw Ma Than Htay (30), UThan Lwin (27) and  Ma Chit Su (14).

(On 18March, there were 22 fatalities and 29 injuries)

At around 1:34 am, a junta jet fighter bombed Thar Dae Muslimvillage in Chain Taung village-tract under  Minbya township. This attackresulted in the deaths of 22 Muslim civilians and injuries to 29 others.

 Thedeceased were Mawlawi U Hasa Nali (60), a Muslim religious scholar, along withhis wife and children (from 3 months 1 year of age). More than 29individuals were also injured in the incident, Two more individuals died in thehospital bringing the death toll to 22.

Between 1to 15 March, 21 Rakhine civilians were killed. As of 18 March, the death tollhas increased up to 50 people.

 

 

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