Weekly Highlights from Arakan (Feb 23 to March 1, 2026) 

By Admin 03 Mar 2026

- Death toll rises to 18 after junta airstrike on Ponnagyun village market

- Arakan Army signals willingness to forge strategic partnership with Bangladesh’s new government

- Clashes continue in Sittwe as junta reinforces naval, armored deployment

- Over 200 IDPs in Ponnagyun struggle without shelter, food aid

- Kyaukphyu IDPs forced to flee again amid junta airstrikes and artillery attacks

- Junta attacks kill 42 civilians, injure 50 in Arakan State in February