Arakan State recorded the highest number of armed incidents and military airstrikes targeting civilians in Myanmar from September 18-24, according to a new report by Nyan Lynn Thit Analytica (NLTA).

Students in Htautkyanttaw Village, Ramree Township, Arakan State, are facing severe educational difficulties due to shortages of teaching materials, according to local residents.

Discussions between the military regime's National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee (NSPNC) and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) have halted after the ethnic Kokang armed group demanded that its controlled territories be designated as a special region, according to sources.

People across Arakan State face ongoing violence, severe shortages of basic necessities, and restrictions on humanitarian aid, according to a statement released by the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM).

The India-Arakan trade route, which was temporarily closed following a dispute at Khaikhy Gate, reopened on September 24, according to a statement released by the Mara Thyutlia Py (MTP).

Fighting between the military regime and the Arakan Army continues to rage along the border between Sittwe and Ponnagyun townships, with the ethnic Arakanese armed group capturing several military outposts near Wahbo Village in Sittwe Township.

The military regime has launched ground offensives against areas controlled by the Arakan Army and allied resistance forces in Laymyethna Township, Ayeyarwady Region, killing a local youth, according to local residents.

Self-appointed President Min Aung Hlaing said he remains confident that the peace process pursued by the military regime to end armed conflict in Myanmar will succeed.

Myanmar is expected to experience strong El Niño conditions toward the end of 2026, potentially triggering severe weather events, according to a September announcement by the junta-controlled Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH).

Myanmar President and former military chief Min Aung Hlaing has called for renewed cooperation with the United States and urged Washington to reconsider sanctions against him, as his administration seeks to rebuild relations with Western countries after years of diplomatic isolation.

More than 2,000 people have been arrested across Myanmar over their social media activity and online expression since 2022, including at least 20 in Arakan State, according to a report by Data for Myanmar (D4M).

Fierce clashes between the military regime and the Arakan Army along the Sittwe-Ponnagyun border have forced residents of nearby villages to flee their homes, leaving them in urgent need of humanitarian aid, according to local sources.

The military regime entices its soldiers with promotions and cash bonuses while providing them with narcotics before sending them into battle in Arakan State, according to prisoners of war captured by the Arakan Army.

The Arakan Army intercepted and repelled a junta offensive advancing from the Thaphanyaung area in Mindon Township, Magway Region, toward the Maei mountain pass route leading into Arakan State, forcing junta troops to retreat.

"Junta jet fighters carried out bombardments throughout the night, focusing on Ponnagyun Town and surrounding areas," a local resident said. "We confirmed that two local residents were killed in Phetkya Village. Everyone in this area is now living under constant military alert."

The Department of Law Enforcement and Public Security (DLEPS) under the United League of Arakan (ULA) has arrested two men for allegedly sexually assaulting a three-year-old child in Yahaiphyar Village, Gwa Township, Arakan State.

Elderly residents living at Thandar Myay Home for the Aged in Kyaukphyu, Arakan State, an area controlled by the military regime, are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance due to critical shortages of food and essential medicines, according to local sources.

Shelling, arbitrary detentions, and aggressive troop movements by junta navy warships in Werathani Township, Arakan State, have left local residents and displaced civilians struggling with severe livelihood and survival hardships, according to local sources.

Facing military setbacks along the Sittwe Township border, the military regime has launched relentless heavy artillery bombardments targeting Mosel Island in Rathedaung Township, local residents said.