At least 30 killed in Myanmar after junta airstrike hit hospital, witnesses report

The hospital in Rakhine’s Mrauk U township was struck late on Wednesday by bombs dropped by a military aircraft, said Khine Thu Kha, a spokesman for the Arakan army, which is battling the ruling junta along parts of the coastal state. Since the breakdown of a ceasefire in 2023, the Arakan army has pushed the military out of 14 of Rakhine’s 17 townships, gaining control of an area ⁠larger than Belgium, according to an analysis published by the ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute. Mrauk U township, located in the north of Rakhine state, has been under the control of the Arakan army since last year and there has been no recent fighting in the area, Khine Thu Kha said.