At least seven fire outbreaks have been reported across Arakan State since the beginning of 2026, according to data compiled by DMG.

Residents of Kyauktaw and Mrauk-U, areas currently under the control of the Arakan Army (AA), are facing heightened security concerns following a series of junta airstrikes that killed seven people, including children, and injured 16 others. Several homes were also destroyed.

One Arakanese child was killed and three others injured when an unexploded ordnance (UXO) detonated after they played with it in Hpakant Township, Kachin State, where fierce fighting continues between the military junta and a coalition force led by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA).

At least seven civilians were killed and 16 others injured, including several children, in junta airstrikes on Kyauktaw and Mrauk-U on Union Day, February 12. Both towns are currently under the control of the Arakan Army (AA).

Since the 2021 military coup, the Arakan Army (AA) has expanded its military operations across Myanmar, conducting joint offensives with allied resistance forces on multiple fronts.

Authorities from the United League of Arakan (ULA) have begun purchasing paddy this month from townships under the control of the Arakan Army (AA), as local farmers struggle with a lack of buyers and limited market access.

Residents of Taungup whose homes were destroyed during the battle for control of the town continue to face significant challenges in rebuilding their lives, according to local sources.

Demand for charcoal has surged and prices have risen following a ban on firewood collection in areas controlled by the Arakan Army (AA), according to local charcoal sellers.

Local residents in Kachin State’s Hpakant Township are facing a severe livelihood crisis as months of fighting continue between Myanmar’s military regime and a coalition led by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA).

Meanwhile, resistance forces, grappling with ammunition shortages and financial constraints, face increasing challenges as they attempt to consolidate alliances to counter the regime’s renewed momentum.

The military regime has detained and is interrogating a tactical commanding officer and a battalion commander after losing at least three frontline outposts to the Arakan Army (AA) and its allies in Thabaung Township, Ayeyarwady Region.

At least 11 villages have been torched and hundreds of homes destroyed in Kyaukphyu Township over the past year since fighting intensified in February 2025, according to local residents.

The Myanmar military regime, which has repeatedly targeted educational facilities with airstrikes, has claimed that children are losing access to education due to “instability” caused by what it labels terrorist organizations.

Amendments to Myanmar’s Constitutional Tribunal Law are aimed at institutionalizing a “personalist dictatorship,” according to the Institute for Strategy and Policy-Myanmar (ISP-Myanmar).

Residents of Thandwe Township in Arakan State are increasingly concerned for their safety as Myanmar’s military regime continues to carry out frequent airstrikes and heavy artillery attacks from naval warships.

Border trade in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, has sharply declined due to tightened security measures imposed by both Bangladeshi authorities and the Arakan Army (AA), according to local sources.

The Health Department under the United League of Arakan (ULA) is conducting Nipah virus (NiV) awareness campaigns in Maungdaw District, an area under Arakan Army (AA) control bordering Bangladesh, according to local residents.

Myanmar’s military regime has arrested 27 Arakanese people, including local residents and internally displaced persons (IDPs) sheltering in Ayeyarwady Region, over alleged links to the Arakan Army (AA).

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