More than 30 dead after Myanmar military air strike hits hospital
created: Dec. 11, 2025, 8:12 a.m. | updated: Dec. 12, 2025, 8:31 a.m.
More than 30 dead after Myanmar military air strike hits hospitalThe junta has turned to air bombardments to reclaim territory from ethnic armiesIn recent months, the military has intensified air strikes to take back territory from ethnic armies.
The hospital is located in Mrauk-U town in Rakhine state, an area controlled by the Arakan Army - one of the strongest ethnic armies fighting the country's military regime.
At least 34 people have died and dozens more are injured after air strikes from Myanmar's military hit a hospital in the country's west on Wednesday night, according to ground sources.
The Myanmar military has not commented on the strikes, which come as the country prepares to vote later this month in its first election since the coup.
Khaing Thukha, a spokesperson for the Arakan Army, told the BBC that most of the casualties were patients at the hospital.
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