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News February 16, 2026 Killed and Injured Civilians and Destroyed Houses (photocrd) Local residents report that on the night of February 15, the fascist military junta attacked Wa Hmyaung Village and Nga Oak Village in Kyaukphyu Township with drones and artillery shelling, killing two innocent civilians, including a one-year-old child, and injuring eight others. The de

News February 15, 2026 From January 1, 2026, to today, February 15, according to statistics compiled by Arakan Bay News, the Myanmar junta has conducted at least 10 airstrikes on Rakhine State. Within this one-and-a-half-month period, the continuous use of lethal drones, paramotors, jet fighters, and other aerial attacks in military operations has led to rising ci

News February 13, 2026 Junta-Sponsored Union Day and Killed Civilians in Arakan On February 12, 2026, the Union Day as the junta calls it, the terrorist Myanmar air force killed 7 and injured 16 civilians in Mrauk-U and Kyauktaw towns. At 9:11 p.m. that day, the terrorist military commission conducted an airstrike on Peik Thay ward, Duon Chaung cluster in Kyauktaw Town. Two

News February 13, 2026 On February 12, Union Day, the military commission troops carried out airstrikes on Kyauktaw and Mrauk-U towns in Rakhine State, resulting in a large number of civilian deaths and injuries, according to reports. Yesterday evening after 9 p.m., the military commission air force bombed Kyauktaw Town and Mrauk-U Town a total of 4 times. At ar

News February 13, 2026 In Rakhine State, within areas controlled by the terrorist military in Sittwe Town, 30 civilian Muslim men have been arrested and taken away by the terrorist military commission troops, accused of having connections with the Arakan Army (AA). Between February 6 and 10 of last week, 30 Muslim men in Sittwe Town were reportedly arrested by the ter

News February 12, 2026 In Bangladesh's Netrakona district, four polling stations were set on fire today, February 12, two days before the 13th National Election, in Sadar and Purba Dala towns. Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mamun Sarkar confirmed that unidentified individuals set fire to three government primary schools designated as polling stations in Sadar town and one

News February 11, 2026 BNP candidate Shahjahan Chowdhury (Cox's Bazar-4, Ukhiya-Teknaf) has criticized the Arakan Army (AA) over restrictions on Bangladeshi fishermen in the Naf River, urging government action, questioning the BGB's role, and promising laws to protect fishermen if elected. These statements misrepresent the facts: Detentions by the AA result from Bangl

News February 10, 2026 The Maraland Territorial Council (MTC-MDF) issued a statement today expressing respect and gratitude to the United League of Arakan / Arakan Army (ULA/AA) for providing care and friendliness that exceeds the level of alliance partners. On September 9, 2025, ULA/AA and MTC/MDF met, and even before that meeting, they had already been collaboratin

News February 10, 2026 In Rakhine State, members of the Arakan Liberation Party (ALP), led by Daw Saw Mya Raza Lin and based in the Thitpoktaung Ward (Factory Ward) of Sittwe town, are reportedly being transported to the Sittwe frontline battleground in the same manner as terrorist military council troops, according to sources. More than 40 ALP troops departed around 2:00 PM

News February 9, 2026 According to ground-level news and information, in the Muslim refugee camps in Bangladesh, many local residents from Cox's Bazar district are being accepted as so-called Rohingya Muslim refugees. On March 4, 2025, some residents of Cox's Bazar district in Bangladesh began prioritizing obtaining relief supplies from UNHCR over their Bangladeshi citizenship. Du

News February 9, 2026 Muslims from Maungdaw Township have donated 50 million kyats for the reconstruction of the Mrauk-U People's General Hospital, which was destroyed by junta airstrikes, where people of various ethnicities were receiving treatment, according to reports. The donation ceremony took place yesterday, February 8, in Mrauk-U District. It was attended by senior o

News February 8, 2026 The award ceremony and four youths (photocrd) In Mrauk-U, the ancient cultural capital of Arakan State, four youths who discovered ancient treasure items along with 132 silver coins were honored today, February 8, by the Arakan People's Revolutionary Government in a formal ceremony with certificates of appreciation and cash rewards, according to reports. T

Breaking News February 8, 2026 Destroyed Houses and Injured Civilians (photocrd) On February 8, 2026, at approximately 1:35 PM, an air attack carried out by the junta military forces targeted a residential neighborhood in Thandwe Township, Thandwe town, Ward No. 3, along Bo Gyoke Road. According to an initial report submitted by the Thandwe District Administration Department, the a

News February 8, 2026 In urban and rural areas of the Arakan region under the control of the Arakan Army (AA), the Arakkha People's Revolutionary Government has begun field inspections of illegally operated clinics starting from the beginning of February, according to reports. To prevent unwanted health risks related to medicines for the people in the Arakan region, the insp

News February 8, 2026 In some townships of Arakan, the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Committee under the Arakkha People's Revolutionary Government has been leading awareness talks on the dangers of drug abuse and HIV/AIDS for high school students and pupils. These sessions were held during the first week of February last month, according to reports. During

News February 7, 2026 Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami party has confirmed it will field no female candidates  in the upcoming parliamentary elections, and women are barred from holding the party's top leadership position, according to statements from its Ameer (chief), Shafiqur Rahman. In a recent interview with Al Jazeera English, Rahman explained the party's stance, stating tha

News February 7, 2026 A diaspora Muslim (Rohingya) activist Wai Wai Nu, speaking at a solidarity event in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill during the International Religious Freedom Summit (February 1-3, 2026), condemned China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, labeling it as "genocide" and urging global attention to what she described as "severe oppre

News February 7, 2026 An Injured Civilian Youth Among Five (photocrd) In a refugee camp located in Teknaf Township, Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh, a shootout occurred between two Muslim armed groups, ARSA and RSO, resulting in five people, including a child, being struck by bullets and injured, according to received information. The incident took place on the

News February 6, 2026 Private Nai Khant Kyaw (Service No. PS/174875) (photocrd: AA Info Desk) The military junta is forcibly arresting civilians with poor health—including those traveling from Arakan State to central Myanmar for medical treatment—and compelling them into military service, according to defected members of the People’s Military Service. Nai Khan

News February 6, 2026 Peter Saiful, 31, is a Rohingya Christian pastor leading Bethel Church: Rohingya Christian Fellowship  in Kutupalong Transit Camp (Ukhia), a special protection site for Christian refugees. Originally from Rakhine State, his family fled to Bangladesh in the early 1990s. Born in Nayapara camp (Teknaf), he later moved to other camps and converted to Chri