Junta airstrikes on Kyeintali Town, nearby village injure two civilians

By Admin 26 Sep 2026

DMG Newsroom

26 September 2026, Gwa

The military regime launched airstrikes on Kyeintali Town and a Buddhist monastery in Yaykyaw Village, Gwa Township, Arakan State, on September 26, the full moon Sabbath Day of Thadingyut, according to local sources.

Junta aircraft simultaneously struck Ward No. 2 in Kyeintali Town and the monastery in Yaykyaw Village at around 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, injuring two civilians.

“Bombs were dropped on two locations at the same time,” a local man in Gwa Township told DMG. “There were no civilian casualties in Yaykyaw Village, but the monastery was damaged. Two people were injured in Kyeintali.”

The two civilians injured in the bombing were identified as Daw Thida San, 40, and U Moe Lwin, 47.

Civilian casualties continue to rise as the military regime carries out relentless airstrikes across Gwa Township, leaving local residents increasingly fearful of further attacks from the air.

Kyeintali Town has been repeatedly targeted by junta airstrikes, leaving residents feeling increasingly unsafe and unprotected, according to local residents.

“Even though civilians are not fighting, we are being bombed from the air,” a local woman in Gwa Township said. “Targeting civilians with airstrikes instead of protecting them is an egregious act.”

Facing military defeats across Arakan State, the military regime has intensified its air campaign. Between September 20 and September 26, junta airstrikes across Ponnagyun, Werathani, Anjanapura, Gwa, and Kyauktaw townships killed four civilians and injured 12 others.