Female political prisoners in Myanmar face widespread physical and psychological torture, as well as severe sexual violence, in prisons, interrogation centers, and military bases across the country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated in a report released on September 23.

Military regime forces are launching offensives against Nyaungkyoe camp and the Point 666 hilltop outpost, two strategic positions controlled by the Arakan Army (AA) along the Padaung-Taungup Road connecting Padaung Township in Bago Region with Taungup Township in Arakan State.

The military regime has deployed nearly 100 additional police personnel to Sittwe, the last remaining junta-controlled city in northern Arakan State, as fighting intensifies along the township's borders, according to local sources.

A senior legal adviser to the European Union’s highest court has concluded that civilian aircraft capable of training military pilots can fall under EU controls on “dual-use” goods, in a case involving aircraft and related technology supplied to the Myanmar Air Force.

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.

Fighting erupted between the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and the Arakan Army (AA) near Milepost 56 in northern Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, according to local ground sources.

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.