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Airstrike on market in Rakhine State kills at least 50

An airstrike conducted by the Myanmar military struck a market in Kyauktaw township in Rakhine State on 28 February, killing at least 50 people and injuring more than 58 others according to local rescue workers and the Arakan Army. The attack took place in an area controlled by the Arakan Army. Military authorities have not confirmed or commented on the reported casualties.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on casualties across 4 publishers; unresolved.
  • cna-tw50死
  • stheadline至少50死58傷
  • rfi至少50人死
  • newtalk50死
3 differing positions reported on attribution across 4 publishers; unresolved.
  • cna-tw緬軍
  • stheadline政府軍
  • rfi国际社会
  • newtalk政府軍
4 differing positions reported on location across 4 publishers; unresolved.
  • cna-tw西部若開邦
  • stheadline若開軍鬧市
  • rfi缅甸若开邦市场
  • newtalk緬甸若開邦
WhereRakhine
19.569, 93.540 ±120 km
First reported26 days ago
Published2026-09-29 14:18 UTC
Occurred2026-09-28
Sources4
Casualties reported50
How this travelled.
Reports5Independent tellings4
4 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Airstrike on market in Rakhine State kills at least 50. 2026-09-29T14:18:35.728Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4022. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-29/50-2e09fa3e

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