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A Myanmar military airstrike on a major wholesale market in Kyauktaw, Rakhine state, killed at least 49 people and wounded 58 on September 28, 2026. The Arakan Army, which controls the region, condemned the attack and promised retaliation, while the military government remained silent. The strike is part of an ongoing civil war that has displaced nearly half a million people in Rakhine.
A Myanmar military airstrike on a market in Kyauktaw, Rakhine state, killed at least 50 people and wounded 58 on September 28, 2026. The attack, which targeted a civilian wholesale center, is part of an ongoing civil war that has displaced nearly half a million people in the region. The Arakan Army, which controls the area, condemned the strike as a war crime and promised retaliation, while the military government remained silent.
BBC Verify confirms verified video showing the wreckage of a Saudi F-15 allegedly shot down by Houthi forces in western Yemen near Marib. The incident is described by experts as a propaganda coup that highlights the Houthis’ growing military capability, with satellite imagery pinpointing the crash site 25 miles west of Marib and the crew’s fate still unknown. The clash comes amid a broader escalation in the Yemen conflict and attacks on Saudi targets.
An airstrike on a prison in Yemen’s Jawf region has killed 23 people and left seven missing, as fighting between Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition escalates and a fragile ceasefire collapses. The broader conflict has already caused heavy casualties in recent days—at least 194 killed and more than 880 wounded between Aug. 23 and Sept. 5, with over 21,000 displaced—highlighting the worsening humanitarian toll.
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia set fires and injured 73 people, following the rebels’ accusation that a Saudi-led airstrike hit a prison in Yemen’s Jawf province, which killed and wounded several. The incident occurs within the ongoing Yemen civil war that has caused massive casualties and heightened regional tension between Yemen’s adversaries and their allies.
Israeli air raids in southern Lebanon killed at least 11 people, including nine in Kfar Reman and two medics in a separate strike on a civilian car, with another attack near Deir al-Zahrani. The violence persists despite a US-brokered framework for a pilot zone intended to disarm Hezbollah and withdraw forces, following deadly raids in Arab Salim and broader cross-border tensions.
Five people were killed when a strike hit a wedding in the southern Iranian town of Kuhestak near Minab in Hormozgan Province; authorities reported damage to a nearby telecommunications tower and disruptions to landline and mobile services as rescue and recovery efforts began.
Seven World Central Kitchen aid workers were killed when an IDF drone strike hit a food-delivery convoy after a night-time departure from Deir al-Balah, Gaza. The incident, part of a broader effort to bring humanitarian aid into a starving Gaza, is disputed: Israeli accounts cite misreading of the convoy as a Hamas threat and ‘guilt by association,’ while WCK and an Australian investigation point to communication gaps and the absence of solid evidence of hijacking. The attack killed seven workers from the UK, Australia, Poland, Palestine and the US, with conflicting narratives prompting calls for an independent investigation into the strikes and the handling of humanitarian convoys.
US Vice President JD Vance drew backlash by saying 'things happen' when asked if an American strike killed four, including a child, at a wedding in southern Iran amid a widening US‑Iran confrontation; Iran accuses the US of war crimes and casualty figures are reported by Iran's Red Crescent. Vance defended US targeting practices, while Democrats criticized the remark as misleading. The strike near Kuhestak reportedly killed four and wounded more than 50, as Washington screens for accountability in a broader campaign of strikes on Iranian military assets.
Fourteen people, including elderly civilians and several monks, were killed when the Myanmar military carried out air strikes on a monastery in Myaung township, Sagaing region, as worshippers gathered for a meditation retreat during Buddhist Lent. A second strike occurred while rescuers were searching for survivors. The military has not commented on the attack.
A Myanmar military air strike hit a Buddhist monastery in Swel Le Oh village, Myaung township, during a weeklong Buddhist Lent retreat, killing 14 people and wounding about 20 as more than 100 worshippers were present; opposition groups and locals reported the toll, noting two bombs were dropped about 15 minutes apart.
The IDF says an airstrike on a cafe in Gaza City's Shati area killed six people and targeted four Hamas commanders from the Nukhba force who were meeting there and planned attacks on Israeli troops; Hamas authorities put the death toll at six with ten wounded. The IDF stated it took precautions to minimize civilian harm, while Netanyahu’s government has tightened strike authorization rules, arguing such actions are needed to protect soldiers, a stance Defense Minister Katz reiterated amid broader regional tensions and peacemaking discussions.
Eight Israeli air strikes hit Abu al-Duhur air base in Idlib, Syria, causing extensive damage but no casualties; the attack, the first on the base since Assad's government fell in 2024, drew condemnation from the United States and Jordan as an 'unnecessary escalation,' while Syria condemned the strikes and Israel had not commented.
Syria and U.S. envoy Tom Barrack accuse Israel of overnight strikes on the Abu al-Duhur Military Airbase in Idlib, calling it an unnecessary escalation that threatens regional stability; Israel has not claimed responsibility. Reports say the airbase runway was targeted, but details and casualties are unclear as authorities have not issued official responses. Both Damascus and Washington advocate de-escalation and restraint amid regional tensions.
Bahrain and Kuwait reportedly carried out direct airstrikes against Iran, targeting drone and missile facilities, in what sources cited by The Wall Street Journal said were the first known attacks by Gulf states on Tehran; the operation followed weeks of Iranian assaults on Gulf bases and involved UAE intelligence and defensive support, indicating a notable escalation in the region’s conflict.