Arakan records most armed incidents, second-highest civilian casualty toll in Myanmar: NLTA

By Admin 10 Oct 2026

DMG Newsroom

10 October 2026, Yangon

Arakan State recorded the highest number of armed incidents in Myanmar during the first full week of October and the second-highest civilian casualty toll, according to a new report by Nyan Lynn Thit Analytica (NLTA).

The research organisation's weekly report, At a Glance on Armed Struggles, covering October 2–8, documented at least 149 incidents nationwide, comprising 41 military operations and 108 incidents classified as attacks targeting civilians.

Arakan accounted for 10 armed incidents, the highest number among Myanmar's states and regions, followed by Sagaing Region with nine.

The report said armed incidents increased nationwide compared with the previous week. Direct combat engagements accounted for 25 incidents, followed by five small-arms attacks, five artillery attacks and three landmine incidents.

Arakan also recorded the second-highest civilian casualty toll from attacks targeting civilians, with nine people killed and 33 injured during the seven-day reporting period.

Sagaing Region reported the highest toll, with 12 civilians killed and 46 injured, while Magway Region recorded four deaths and 18 injuries.

Nationwide, NLTA documented at least 108 incidents classified as attacks targeting civilians across 58 townships. Its general findings recorded 40 civilians killed, 121 injured and 94 arbitrarily arrested.

Military airstrikes were the most frequently recorded type of attack targeting civilians, accounting for 39 incidents, followed by 22 incidents involving arrests.

In a separate section examining military airstrikes, NLTA reported 49 incidents across 24 townships, with 65 civilians killed and 124 injured. These figures differ from the totals presented in the report's broader section on attacks targeting civilians.

The report also identified four religious buildings, two educational facilities and one healthcare building as affected by airstrikes.

Among the incidents highlighted was an October 2 military airstrike on a displacement site in Chaung-U Township, Sagaing Region, which reportedly killed two civilians and injured another.

On October 5, a military airstrike on a gold-mining site in Kyunhla Township, also in Sagaing Region, reportedly killed two civilians and injured 30 others.

Arakan recorded 13 civilian arrests during the reporting period, ranking third nationwide behind Mandalay Region, with 32 arrests, and Yangon Region, with 17, according to the report's general findings.

The findings come amid continued fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army (AA), including clashes around Sittwe and Ponnagyun townships. Recent DMG reporting has also documented military airstrikes affecting villages and displacement sites in Arakan.

NLTA said its findings were compiled from 43 news media outlets and statements issued by revolutionary organisations. It cautioned that actual numbers could be higher because unverified incidents and casualties were excluded from its records.