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ARNC Strongly Condemns the Indiscriminate Bombing of Civilians

  • Writer: Arakan Now
    Arakan Now
  • 3 days ago
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Photo: CINCDS
Photo: CINCDS

Arakan Now | 1 November 2025


The Arakan Rohingya National Council (ARNC) has strongly condemned the brutal airstrike carried out by the Myanmar military junta on October 30 and 31, 2025, in Ponnagyun, Kyauk Phyu and Rathedaung Townships, which resulted in numerous deaths and injuries.


In a statement issued today , the ARNC described the attacks as  "This barbaric act, targeting innocent villagers with aerial bombs, is yet another manifestation of the junta’s systematic campaign of terror against civilians across Myanmar.”


"These deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on innocent villagers constitute clear violations of international humanitarian law and amount to war crimes," the statement said.


The ARNC expressed solidarity with the affected families, noting that the Rohingya community have endured decades of state-sponsored violence, genocide, displacement, and now facing forced expulsion and erasure under Arakan Army. 


"The Rohingya community is no stranger to these types of barbarity and we deeply understand the pain, fear, and sufferings that victims’ relatives and their people are experiencing. We share their grief and stand in solidarity with the victims and their families," the ARNC stated.


The ARNC calls on the international community, the United Nations, US, UK, OIC and ASEAN to:


  1. Immediately investigate this heinous attack and hold the perpetrators accountable under international law;

  2. Impose sanctions on the Myanmar military’s aviation sector and its suppliers;

  3. Ensure humanitarian access to affected communities across Rakhine; and

  4. Support the International Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) and efforts toward referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC).


The statement also referenced the recent Pan Nila massacre in Ponnagyun Township, saying the repeated air strikes on civilians demonstrate the junta’s utter disregard for human life and international norms.


 "Such crimes cannot go unanswered," it said, adding that the ARNC will continue to work with all democratic and ethnic forces “to end the sufferings of the people of Arakan and Myanmar and to ensure that every community, Rakhine, Rohingya, and others, can live in peace, dignity, and justice in Arakan and elsewhere in Myanmar."


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