The Myanmar military continued its airstrikes on Buthidaung and Maungdaw along the western Rakhine border today, July 1, 2026, injuring at least three people, including two child, and destroying multiple homes.
At around 10:00 a.m., a Myanmar Air Force jet fighter and a Y-12 transport aircraft targeted Kyetmauk Taung, a Muslim village in Buthidaung Township. The aircraft dropped two 500-pound bombs directly onto the community.
Local villagers reported that the heavy blasts wounded multiple residents and devastated local property.
At least three people were hurt. Among them were 12-year-old Swe Dul Amin (a third-grade student), 12-year-old Mamat Aros, and 50-year-old U Amin Hu Saung.
Swe Dul Amin suffered a broken left thigh from the bomb blast. Mamat Aros sustained wounds to his lower abdomen, and U Amin Hu Saung was struck in the right eyebrow.
Nearly 10 Muslim homes were heavily damaged or destroyed by the explosions.
A seriously injured child was rushed to the nearest medical center and is currently receiving treatment.
Locals reported that they did not hear the plane flying due to heavy rain.
The strong air strikes and initial impact of the bomb damaged nearly 10 Muslim homes in Kyet Mauk Taung village. The homes belonging to U Ayatullah, U Nur Islam, Daw Hafsabibi, U Zafar, U Shaw Shu Alam, U Saw Lim, and U Bodi Alam suffered the most severe damage.
Similarly, on July 1st at around 10:00 PM, Y-12 transport planes and jet fighters continuously dropped bombs on Maungdaw town and its surrounding areas, located on the western border of Rakhine State near Bangladesh.
A jet fighter dropped a total of 17 bombs over three separate runs: four bombs during the first run, seven during the second, and six during the third.
This follows an earlier attack on the morning of June 24, when the military dropped two 500-pound bombs on Maungdaw town from a jet fighter. That attack injured two 12th-grade students and damaged more than 10 Hindu homes.
Additionally, at around 3:00 PM on June 17, the military bombed neighborhoods in Kyauktaw town, as well as public housing, clinics, and temporary markets in Lanmadaw village. The attack lasted for about an hour, killing 10 civilians and leaving 17 others with head injuries.
