Myanmar junta strikes Rakhine, killing 12 civilians
The gist
Myanmar military air strikes hit four Rakhine townships, killing at least 12 and wounding 32.
The strikes hit a maternity clinic and a school, deepening a civil-war civilian toll.
How it unfolded
- Dec 10, 2025A bombing raid destroyed Mrauk-U District Hospital, killing at least 33 patients, caregivers and medical staff and injuring around 70; a temporary maternity clinic was later set up in its place.
- Dec 13, 2025Myanmar's military acknowledged it conducted the air strike on the Mrauk-U hospital, which killed 33 people.
- Sep 28, 2026An aerial attack on a busy market in Kyauktaw town, Rakhine State, killed at least 50 people.