Key facts
- At least 33 people were killed and 36 injured in a Myanmar military airstrike in Kyauktaw, Rakhine state.
- The Arakan Army rebel group and a local aid worker confirmed the death toll.
- The airstrike occurred near a market in an area reportedly far from fighting.
- The incident is one of the deadliest in Rakhine state since a December aerial attack on a hospital killed at least 30 people.
An airstrike by the Myanmar military on Monday killed at least 33 people and injured 36 near a market in Kyauktaw town, Rakhine state, according to the Arakan Army rebel group and a local aid worker. The incident occurred in an area far from active fighting, with the aid worker stating the location had no connection to the conflict. Reuters could not independently verify the details of the incident. The Arakan Army and Wai Hun Aung said the airstrike at Kyauktaw was among the deadliest such incidents in Rakhine since an aerial attack at a hospital in the west of the state last December that killed at least 30 people. Myanmar has been in turmoil since a 2021 coup triggered a civil war, with a collection of armed groups, including the Arakan Army, fighting the military across multiple frontlines.