# Airstrike on Kyauktaw market in Rakhine kills dozens

Date: 2026

An airstrike hit a market and nearby civilian areas in Kyauktaw Township in Myanmar's Rakhine State on 28 September 2026. The UN Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar reported at least 50 dead and 58 wounded, and rights monitors attributed the attack to Myanmar's military.

## Sources

- https://www.fortifyrights.org/mya-inv-2026-10-02/
- https://iimm.un.org/en/deadly-airstrike-near-market-rakhine-state-myanmar-mechanism-calls-information

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/myanmar-kyauktaw-market-airstrike-2026-09-28