Myanmar Junta Conducts Deadly Airstrikes in Rakhine State

2026-04-20 · Rakhine State, Myanmar · severity: high · Myanmar Civil War · verified

The Myanmar military junta conducted multiple airstrikes on April 20 in the AA-controlled townships of Ponnagyun and Mrauk-U in Rakhine State. The strikes destroyed a vocational training center, an electricity station, and civilian homes in Ponnagyun, and hit a monastery in Mrauk-U, resulting in at least two civilian deaths and over a dozen injuries, including monks.

Casualties reported: 2

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