At least nine people died on Sunday as a result of airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar junta in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, and Paletwa, a bordering area in southern Chin State, according to the Irrawaddy, which quoted sources from the ethnic Brotherhood Alliance and locals.
Around ten o’clock at night, a bombing in Kyauktaw town left seven people dead and nine seriously injured. Two locals were slain earlier in the day when bombs launched by a warplane on Paletwa town killed an eight-year-old.
Following fierce battle in southern Chin State and northern Rakhine, the Arakan Army (AA) recently took control of Kyauktaw and Paletwa.
The junta is reportedly reacting to the loss of significant towns and bases in the area with daily air and artillery raids on areas now under AA control, according to the Brotherhood Alliance, which is made up of the AA, Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA).
The military dictatorship has implemented travel restrictions in reaction to the escalating crisis, mandating that citizens of Tanintharyi Region and Rakhine State acquire authorization from local authorities prior to traveling by air to other places within the nation.
A notice from the junta’s Transport and Communications Ministry stipulates that residents must have approval from junta-controlled general administration departments in their neighborhoods to fly out of Tanintharyi and Rakhine.
For flights to Yangon, Rakhine State civil servants require departmental authorization. Failing to abide by these rules will prevent people from being allowed to board airplanes.
Following the Arakan Army’s onslaught against the military rule in November of last year, the authorities imposed a blockade on Rakhine State.
