Airstrike on Two AA Detention Camps for Captured Combatants Kills Over 67 People.
On September 8th and 9th, the airstrike by the terrorist military junta targeted Shin Ywar Village, Pauktaw Township, and the 2nd Border Guard Police Battalion (NaKhaKha-2) killed more than 67 prisoners of war and civilians.
AA has released the video file of 17 people who were killed and 10 were injured in the attack by a jet fighter plane in Pauktaw case, and in the attack of 4 Mile Camp, Maungdaw township which was attacked by two fighters on September 9, at around 9:30 PM, more than 50 people died on the spot, and some people were injured to the point of being life-threatening.
Those killed in the attack on the 4 Mile Camp include combatant detainees captured during the Maungdaw battle, detainees from armed groups such as ARSA and RSO, individuals arrested for obstructing and attempting to dismantle the ULA/AA organization and the Rakhine National Resistance, individuals associated with the Arakan Liberation Party (ALP), and others detained for various suspicions and questioning.
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