Myanmar military air strike kills dozens in Rakhine village, UN says

The junta hit Kyauk Ni Maw village of Yanbye township on the afternoon of Jan 8, destroying around 500 homes and killing more than 40 people, according to the National Unity Government and a UN statement released late on Jan 10.

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This handout photo taken and released on January 9, 2025 by the Arakan Army ethnic minority armed group shows a man standing near a burning house at the site of a suspected air strike carried out by Myanmar's military at Kyauk Ni Maw village in Ramree island in western Rakhine State. A Myanmar junta air strike killed at least 40 people in a town in western Rakhine state, a rescue worker and ethnic minority armed group told AFP on January 9, 2025. PHOTO: HANDOUT/ARAKAN ARMY/AFP

January 13, 2025

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