Arakan Army Issues Strong Condemnation of Junta Airstrikes, Warns Civilians of Escalating Attacks

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Global Arakan Network | October 31, 2025

The United League of Arakan / Arakan Army (ULA/AA) has issued a blistering condemnation of the "defeated fascist terrorist Military Commission" for launching cowardly airstrikes, naval bombardments, heavy artillery shelling, and drone attacks on civilian areas across Arakan on October 30, 2025—a single day that saw 8 civilians killed and 22 wounded.

The attacks targeted Sittwe, Rathedaung, Ponnagyun, Pauktaw, Kyaukphyu, and Kon Bwe village in Zin Chaung County. A follow-up airstrike struck Pan Ni Lar village in Ponnagyun Township at 11:30 a.m. on October 31, killing 4 civilians and leaving 10 others critically injured.

In its official statement dated October 31, 2025, the ULA/AA declared:

“These are flagrant war crimes and crimes against humanity—deliberate massacres of innocent civilians to conceal battlefield defeats.”

The group accused the junta of intensifying aerial terror after securing ceasefires in northern Shan State, redirecting air assets to punish Arakanese civilians as the Arakan Army closes in on near-total control of Arakan.

Map of Towns and Cities Affected by the Fascist Terrorist Defeated Military Council's Cowardly Bombings, Shellings, and Attacks on Civilian Areas Using Airstrikes, Naval Strikes, Heavy Artillery, and Drones—October 30, 2025, Alone

Key Points from the ULA/AA Statement include:

• Junta on the brink of total defeat in Arakan; battles now rage along the Arakan Yoma and into Bago, Magway, and Ayeyarwady regions.

• October 30 saw coordinated multi-domain attacks (air, sea, artillery, drones) on purely civilian zones—schools, homes, markets.

• October 31 airstrike in Ponnagyun killed 4, injured 10—all civilians.

• Special public warning: Residents must maintain 24/7 vigilance against imminent junta air and drone strikes.

• The ULA/AA vows to achieve full military and political objectives alongside the Arakanese people.

A follow-up airstrike struck Pan Ni Lar village in Ponnagyun Township at 11:30 a.m. on October 31, killing 4 civilians and leaving 10 others critically injured. (photocrd)

The statement called the junta’s tactics a desperate bid to terrorize civilians amid irreversible losses on the ground, urging all Arakanese—especially parents—to prepare for sustained aerial bombardment.

The ULA/AA reaffirmed its commitment to liberating Arakan and shielding its people from what it described as the dying regime’s final atrocities.