Based on reporting by Tiffany May, The New York Times, Sept. 29, 2026

Around noon on Monday, a Myanmar military jet dropped two bombs on a packed market in
Kyauktaw, a town in Rakhine State. Local authorities say at least 50 people died and 58 were
wounded. The town lies in territory held by the rebel Arakan Army.

The market was full of shoppers as trucks unloaded food and goods brought in from India. Both
ethnic Rakhine and Rohingya people were among the victims.

Kyaw Than, who lives nearby, ran to the scene and found dozens of bodies. “This is a market

used by civilians,” he said. His 19-year-old daughter, Su Chay, had gone shopping there, and he
is still looking for her.

Aid workers fear the planes could return, since the military has a record of striking places where
large crowds gather. Last December, an airstrike on a hospital in Rakhine State killed 34 people.
The country’s civil war began after the 2021 coup. More than 100,000 people have died, and
millions have been forced from their homes. The U.N. warns that over 12 million people may
face severe food shortages this year. The military has said it targets only “terrorists.”
Read the full story at The New York Times: “Dozens Killed in Myanmar Military Bombing.”