Myanmar Junta Conducts Deadly Airstrikes in Rakhine State
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.
Date: April 20, 2026
Location: Rakhine State, Myanmar
Conflict: Myanmar Civil War
Category: airstrike
Severity: HIGH
Casualties reported: 2
Source: The Irrawaddy