At least eight reportedly killed in Myanmar military airstrike on Ponnagyun displacement camp

By Admin 13 Nov 2026

DMG Newsroom

13 November 2026, Ponnagyun

At least eight internally displaced people were reportedly killed and more than 10 others injured when Myanmar's military carried out an airstrike on a displacement camp in Ponnagyun Township, western Myanmar's Arakan (Rakhine) State, on the evening of November 13, according to a local resident.

The attack took place shortly after 7 p.m. at the Byarla camp, located near Thayetcho and Yoengu villages in Ponnagyun Township.

A Ponnagyun resident told DMG that preliminary reports indicated at least eight displaced civilians had been killed and more than 10 others injured. The full extent of the casualties remains unclear.

"The military dropped two 500-pound bombs on the Byarla displacement camp near Thayetcho and Yoengu villages. There are many dead and injured. We don't know the full details yet," the resident told DMG.

The same camp had previously been targeted in a military airstrike that resulted in civilian casualties.

On October 4, military aircraft bombed the Byarla camp, killing six displaced civilians and injuring others.

Myanmar's military has continued carrying out airstrikes on residential areas, displacement camps and schools across Arakan State, resulting in mounting civilian casualties.

The latest reported attack came a day after a military airstrike struck an area near a school in Mrauk-U town on November 12. According to the Arakan Army (AA), two civilians were killed and eight others injured, including a seven-year-old child.

The November 13 attack has raised renewed concerns about the safety of displaced families who have already fled their homes because of the ongoing conflict.

The casualty figures and reported use of two 500-pound bombs are based on preliminary local accounts and have not been independently verified by DMG. Further details about the victims and the extent of the damage remain unavailable.