An airstrike by Myanmar ’s military destroyed a hospital in an area controlled by a leading rebel armed force, killing 34 patients and medical staff, according to a rescue worker and independent media reports Thursday.
About 80 other people were injured in the attack Wednesday night on the general hospital in Mrauk-U township, an area controlled by the ethnic Arakan Army in the western state of Rakhine.
The military, which took over Myanmar’s government in 2021 and has been fighting ethnic militias and armed resistance forces since then, has not mentioned any attack in the area.
The hospital has been the main source of health care for people in Rakhine, where most hospitals have closed because of Myanmar’s civil war, said Wai Hun Aung.
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An Airstrike on a Hospital in a Rebel-Controlled Area of Myanmar Kills 34 and Injures 80
12/11/2025
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