Aye Myat Khaing, Narinjara News, 16 May 2024

The military junta’s airstrikes on Wea Gyi Daunthospital in Kyauktaw township of Rakhine State have damaged the entirehospital. Moreover, 20 individuals including some medical staff, patients andcaretakers sustained injuries, said a statement issued 15 May by the ArakanArmy (AA).

The junta forces at 12:16 am on May 14 carried out theairstrikes targeting Wea Gyi Daunt village. Among those injured, five wereseriously wounded, added the AA statement. It also mentioned casualties, butdid not specify the number.

About 15 minutes before the bombing on the hospital,three rounds were fired at a high school in Lan Ma Taw village. Five displacedindividuals who were fleeing at that time sustained injuries.

The statement asserted that the junta forces arefacing defeats in various places and now they are committing war crimes bytargeting the civilians. Even the markets and hospitals are not spared by thesoldiers.

The junta’s actions are endangering civilians’ lives as well as their houses and other properties. Regular fatalitiesare reported across Myanmar. The AA is planning to record necessary data ofcasualties and send those to the international community soon.