Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 17, 2025 Evening
🚩🚩 1. Worldwide United Arakan Network Condemns the Terrorist Military for Bombing and Killing Students in Arakan
September 17
The Worldwide United Arakan Network (WUAN) has strongly condemned the terrorist military for bombing and killing students in Arakan.
WUAN issued a bilingual (Myanmar–English) statement today, September 17, dated September 15, denouncing the terrorist military’s attack on Panya Pan Khin Private High School and Amiyin Thit Private High School in Tharyetapin Village, Kyauktaw Township, where bombs were dropped at midnight.
The statement declared:
“We, the Worldwide United Arakan Network, strongly condemn the deliberate, brutal, and inhumane bombing and massacre of schoolchildren while they were asleep at night in their dormitories.”
According to the statement, on September 12 at around 1:00 a.m., the terrorist air force deliberately dropped two 500-pound bombs on the two private high schools in Tharyetapin Village — Panya Pan Khin and Amiyin Thit.
As a result of this inhumane attack, 19 students aged 15 to 17 were initially killed and 22 others were seriously injured. Later, three of the critically injured students also died, bringing the total number of student deaths to 22.
The statement further highlighted that the terrorist fascist military council has completely disregarded the Geneva Conventions’ obligations to protect civilians in armed conflict. Instead, it has been deliberately targeting schools, religious buildings, and civilian areas across Arakan, committing war crimes in blatant violation of international humanitarian law.
WUAN also strongly condemned the terrorist military for indiscriminately bombing schools, hospitals, religious sites, towns, and villages from the air, destroying the lives, homes, and livelihoods of innocent civilians.
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🚩🚩 2. Over 50 Battles in Papun District in Half a Month, 4 Soldiers Killed
September 17
According to a statement released by the Karen National Union (KNU) Brigade 5 on September 16, there were 57 clashes between the terrorist military and resistance forces in Papun District, Brigade 5 territory, within just the first half of September, leaving 4 junta soldiers dead.
The KNU Brigade 5 report (issued in the Karen language) documented human rights violations and clashes between the KNLA and the terrorist military from September 1 to 15.
During this period, 57 clashes took place, resulting in 4 junta soldiers killed, 8 wounded, and one military base destroyed.
The statement also noted that the terrorist military carried out human rights violations by deploying drones and jet fighters to attack civilian areas from the air.
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🚩🚩 3. Fourteen New Military Conscripts Defect with Weapons in Kalay District During July and August
September 17
The People’s Defense Organization (Pa Ka Pha) of Kalay District announced today, September 17, that 14 new military conscripts defected with their weapons and ammunition during July and August.
The statement said:
- These 14 young men, forcibly conscripted by Min Aung Hlaing’s illegitimate junta, escaped with their weapons.
- They surrendered to the Kalay District Pa Ka Pha Drone Unit (Wing of Kalay), bringing with them:
- 5 MA-3 rifles
- 2 MA-1 rifles
- 9 hand grenades
- 4 rounds of 60mm mortar shells
- 3 Inaga grenades
- 15 magazines
- 1,200 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition.
The Pa Ka Pha honored these young defectors with an emergency reward of 3 million kyats each.
Currently, they are fighting alongside revolutionary comrades against the junta forces.
The statement added:
“The illegitimate junta led by Min Aung Hlaing has lost the war nationwide and has no international recognition. In desperation, it forcibly conscripts ethnic youth, driving them into battlefields to die in order to prolong its fascist dictatorship. This is an inhumane and destructive policy.”
The Kalay District Pa Ka Pha reaffirmed its commitment to continue fighting alongside the National Unity Government (NUG) Ministry of Defense and allied revolutionary forces until the military dictatorship is uprooted.
Since 2021, the Kalay District Pa Ka Pha Drone Unit (Wing of Kalay) has been actively fighting against the junta across multiple battlefronts in alliance with other resistance groups.
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🚩🚩 4. Over 20 Civilians Killed in August by Junta Helicopter Bombings
September 17
The Spring Revolution Database (SRD), which monitors the junta’s war crimes, announced today that 21 civilians were killed in August by helicopter bombings carried out by the terrorist military.
According to SRD:
- The junta conducted helicopter bombing attacks in Bago, Magway, Mandalay, and Sagaing Regions during August.
- Civilian casualties included:
- 8 killed in Magway Region
- 7 in Bago Region
- 5 in Sagaing Region
- 1 in Mandalay Region.
In total, the terrorist junta launched about 246 airstrikes in August using Y-12 and Yak-130 aircraft, as well as Mi-35 multi-role attack helicopters.
SRD data also shows:
- Karenni State suffered the highest number of airstrikes, with 75 in August.
- Sagaing Region ranked second, with 73 strikes.
Overall, in August alone, the junta carried out airstrikes across 7 states and 4 regions, including Kachin, Karenni, Karen, Chin, Mon, Rakhine, Shan, Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, and Tanintharyi.
SRD has been continuously documenting the terrorist military’s war crimes since February 25, 2021.
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🚩🚩 5. In Saikphyu Township, Attacks on Terrorist Soldiers in July and August Leave 14 Dead and Over 20 Wounded
September 17
The Saikphyu Northern People’s Defense Force (NSP) reported that in July and August, attacks on junta troops in Saikphyu Township, Magway Region, left 14 soldiers dead and more than 20 injured.
Key incidents:
- June 11 – About 20 soldiers leaving the Ten-Mile Checkpoint were ambushed with landmines, killing 8 and injuring 10.
- June 17 – A military vehicle was hit with a landmine, killing 3 and wounding 7.
- June 30 – 30 junta troops leaving Saikphyu Town in two military trucks were attacked with landmines, killing 3 and critically injuring 5.
- August 13 – NSP drone units dropped three bombs on the Saikphyu Police Station, seriously injuring 3 policemen.
- August 15 – Another drone strike dropped five bombs on the same police station, injuring 2 policemen.
One NSP drone was damaged during these operations.
These attacks were carried out jointly by NSP and Pakokku District Battalion 4, Subdivision 3.
This news was filed and reported by Radio NUG correspondent Ko Khant.
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