List of massacres in Myanmar

The following is an incomplete list of massacres that have occurred in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).

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Name	Date	Location	Deaths	Perpetrators	Victims
1930 Rangoon riots	1930	Rangoon (present-day Yangon)	120–200+	Bamar rioters	Ethnic Indian dockworkers
Arakan massacres	1942	Arakan (present-day Rakhine State)	20,000 Rakhine Buddhists killed 40,000+ Rohingya Muslims killed[1]	Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims	Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims
Kalagong massacre	7 July 1945	Kalagong	600–1,000	Imperial Japanese Army	Villagers of Kalagong
Rangoon bombing	9 October 1983	Rangoon	21	North Korea	South Koreans
8888 Uprising and subsequent massacres	8–9 August 1988	Nationwide	3,000–10,000[2][3][4]	Tatmadaw	Pro-democracy protesters
September military coup and massacres	18–19 September 1988	Rangoon	Unknown	Tatmadaw	Burmese civilians and government officials
Depayin massacre	30 May 2003	Depayin	70	Supporters of the SPDC-led military junta	Members of the National League for Democracy (NLD)
Saffron Revolution and massacre of monks	September 2007	Rangoon (near Sule pagoda and Shwedagon pagoda)	13–31	SPDC-led military junta	Buddhist monks
Du Chee Yar Tan massacre	13 January 2014	Du Chee Yar Tan (Killaidaung), Maungdaw Township	50+ [5]	Police and Security Forces and Extremist Rakhine Buddhists	Rohingya villagers
Kha Maung Seik massacre	25 August 2017	Kha Maung Seik	99[6]	Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army	Hindu villagers
Chut Pyin massacre	26 August 2017	Chut Pyin	130[7]–358[8]	Myanmar Army and Rakhine villagers	Rohingya villagers
Gu Dar Pyin massacre	27 August 2017	Gu Dar Pyin	10[9]–400+[10][11]	Myanmar Army and Rakhine villagers	Rohingya villagers
Maung Nu massacre	27 August 2017	Maung Nu	82 killed or missing[12]	Myanmar Army	Rohingya villagers
Tula Toli massacre	30 August 2017	Tula Toli (Min Gyi)	est. 500+[13]	Myanmar Army	Rohingya villagers
Inn Din massacre	2 September 2017	Inn Din	10[14]	Myanmar Army and Rakhine villagers	Rohingya villagers
Hlaingthaya massacre	14 March 2021	Hlaingthaya Township, Yangon	65+[15]	Myanmar Army and Myanmar Police Force	Protesters
Bago massacre	9 April 2021	Bago	82+[16]	Myanmar Army and Myanmar Police Force	Protesters
Mo So massacre	24 December 2021	Mo So	38+[17][18]	Myanmar Army	Villagers of Mo So
Mon Taing Pin massacre	12 May 2022	Mondaingbin, Sagaing Region	37[19]	Myanmar Army	Villagers
Let Yet Kone massacre	16 September 2022	Let Yet Kone, Tabayin Township	13[20][21]	Myanmar Army and Myanmar Air Force	Villagers of Let Yet Kon
Hpakant massacre	23 October 2022	A Nang Pa, Hpakant Township	80+[22]	Myanmar Air Force	Kachin civilians, musicians, Kachin Independence Organization officials
Tar Taing massacre	1-2 March 2023	Tartaing, Sagaing Township and Nyaungyin, Myinmu Township	17+[23]	Myanmar Army	Villagers
Pinlaung massacre	11 March 2023	Namneng village, Pinlaung Township	30+	Myanmar Army and Pa-O National Army	Villagers and monks[24]
Pazigyi massacre aka Kanbalu massacre	11 April 2023	Pazigyi, Kanbalu Township	≥165[25]	Myanmar Air Force	Villagers[26][27]
Laiza artillery strike	9 October 2023	Laiza (China–Myanmar border)	29+[28]	Myanmar Army	Kachin civilians, refugees[29]
Kanan massacre	7 January 2024	Kanan, Sagaing Region	17[30]	Myanmar Air Force	Civilians[31]
Akyi Pan Pa Lun massacre	9 May 2024	Akyi Pan Pa Lun, Magway Region	15+[32]	Myanmar Air Force	Civilians
Lethtoketaw massacre	11 May 2024	Lethtoketaw, Sagaing Region	32[33][34][35]	Myanmar Army	Civilians
Byian Phyu massacre	29-31 May 2024	Byian Phyu, Rakhine State	76	Tatmadaw Rohingya militias[36] Arakan Liberation Army (denied by ALA)[37]	Villagers
Maungdaw Arakan Army's massacre	5 August 2024	Maungdaw, Rakhine State	30	Arakan Army[38]	Rohingya Villagers
Kyauk Ni Maw massacre	8 January 2025	Kyauk Ni Maw, Ramree Island, Rakhine State	40	Tatmadaw[39]	Villagers
Bhamo massacre	7 May 2025	Bhamo, Kachin State	15	Myanmar Air Force[40]	Civilians
Ohe Htein Kwin massacre	12 May 2025	Ohe Htein Kwin, Tabayin Township, Sagaing Region	22	Myanmar Air Force[41]	Teachers and students
Law Kaw Hlo airstrike	17 August 2025	Law Kaw Hlo, Kayah State	24[42]	Myanmar Air Force	Civilians
Pyinnya Pan Khinn High School airstrike	12 September 2025	Thayat Tabin, Kyauktaw Township, Rakhine State	22[43]	Myanmar Air Force	Students
Mrauk-U hospital airstrike	11 December 2025	Mrauk U, Rakhine State	31+[44][45]	Myanmar Air Force[46]	Civilians

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