Kyaing Hein Lin, Narinjara News, 2 June 2024

The junta forces conducted airstrikes on five villages under three Arakan (Rakhine) townships without anyprovocation on Saturday and killed three civiliansincluding one minor boy and young woman. At least 17 other villagerswere also injured.

The targeted villages  include  Yoe Ta Yokeunder  Ponnagyun township, Kyein Khway Maw, Taung Oo Maw, Sin Tet Maw andThae Khon under Pauktaw.

At around 10 am on 1 June, the junta soldiersconducted airstrikes using Y-12 aircraft on those villages.

The airstrikes killed Maung Kyaw Lwin (aka DaungDaung) (10)  and Daw Mae Ma (a) Daw Aye Nu (43) hailingfrom Chaung Wa ward of Yoe Ta Yoke village  and Ma Khin Moe Aye (26), who fled because of conflicts in Pyar Lae Chaung village under Sittwetownship and stayed in Yoe Ta Yoke.

Among those injured,  11 individuals hail fromYoe Ta Yoke, 3 from Kyein Khway Maw  and 3 from Sin Tet Maw village.

Among them, U Kaung San (52), his wife Daw ThandarKhaing (48), Maung Hein Win (8), Maung Myo San Aung (18) and Ma Aye Phyu (22)sustained serious injuries.

Daw Thandar Khaing's daughter Ma Su Chey (6), Daw KhinMoe Aye's daughter Ma Hnin Waddy (5), Daw Aye Khaing (54), Daw Hla Than May(54), Daw Mae Ma (aka Daw Aye Nu, 43) and Ma Su Myat Oo (14) were also injured.

Similarly, Ko Oo Than Maung (29), U Kyaw Zan Thar (59)and U Oo Hla Aung (74) from Kyein Khway Maw village also sustained injuries. KoOo Than Maung remains  in critical health condition.

Two more children, who fled the conflict in Sittwelocality, and a female school teacher from Sin Tet Maw village were alsoinjured.

Regarding the incident, an Arakanese stated,"These are not military targets. The junta soldiers hold grudges againstthe civilians and they are firing upon the villagers. It’s unfortunate that themilitary personnel are targeting them ethnically.”

Some house were also damaged as a result of theairstrikes. As the reports came about junta’s  airstrikes on one  village under Rathedaung township, NarinjaraNews tried to  

contact  the villagers, but failed due totechnical difficulties.