At least 33 reported killed in Myanmar market airstrike

At least 33 people were killed and 36 injured in an airstrike near a market in Kyauktaw, in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, on Monday, 28 September, according to the Arakan Army, which controls the area. Local aid worker Wai Hun Aung, whose team works there, confirmed the reported casualty figures to Reuters. The news agency said it could not independently verify the details of the strike.

The Arakan Army attributed the attack to Myanmar’s military. Reuters sought a response from the government but had not received one when it published. The aid worker said the riverside town was some distance from the fighting. The numbers, location and responsibility therefore remain reported claims pending further independent evidence, even though the rebel group and aid worker gave matching accounts.

Rakhine has been one of the fronts in Myanmar’s civil war since the military seized power in 2021. The alleged strike would be among the deadliest reported in the state in recent months. The immediate priorities are treatment for the injured, a reliable casualty count and an account of what happened near the market. Worldbrief will revise the article if independently verified information changes the picture.