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- 1Myanmar air strike on Rakhine market kills at least 33▼Myanmar military launches air strike on Rakhine market, killing at least 33
Myanmar's military carried out an air strike on a market in Rakhine state, killing at least 33 people, according to Al Jazeera. The attack adds to a pattern of deadly air raids on civilian areas since the 2021 coup, as the junta battles armed resistance across the country, including fighting with the Arakan Army in Rakhine.
- 2UN rights chief condemns deadly Myanmar market airstrikes●Myanmar: Türk deplores deadly strikes at busy Rakhine market
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has deplored deadly military strikes that hit a crowded market in Myanmar's Rakhine state, killing and wounding civilians. The UN human rights office condemned the attack and renewed calls for an end to aerial bombardments targeting civilian areas as the country's civil war intensifies.
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The death toll from an airstrike in Myanmar's Rakhine state has risen to 50, according to Reuters. The strike is part of the ongoing conflict between the military junta and armed groups in the region, and the rising casualty count has drawn renewed attention to civilian suffering in Myanmar's civil war.
- 4Myanmar military strike death toll climbs to 50●Myanmar military strike death toll in Rakhine state climbs to 50
The death toll from a Myanmar military airstrike in Rakhine state has risen to 50, according to reports citing the country's ruling military authorities. The strike adds to a growing record of air attacks on civilian areas during Myanmar's ongoing civil war, which began after the 2021 coup, and has drawn renewed concern over the safety of non-combatants in the conflict.