File Photo of Sittwe Market
Mizzima
The shadow National Unity Government (NUG) released a statement on 1 March 2024 condemning the junta for its targeted attacks on civilians in Rakhine State.
Below is the statement:
On February 29, 2024, at around 8:10 a.m., 12 civilians were killed and more than 80 were injured due to the terrorist Myanmar Military Council’s navy firing heavy weapons into the Korean Port market in Sittwe, Rakhine State.
On February 27, 2024, at 1:45 a.m., Min Bu Hospital in Min Pya Township, Rakhine State, was bombed by the terrorist Myanmar Military Air Force. The hospital was severely damaged and many Myanmar military soldiers who had defected, civilians who were receiving treatment at the hospital and hospital staff were seriously injured.
In addition, it has been found that the terrorist Myanmar Military Council and its associates are intentionally spreading slanderous accusations that damage the dignity of the people of Rakhine and incite ethnic hatred among the public.
The National Unity Government sends our deepest condolences to the people of Rakhine and their families, who have been killed and injured by the terrorist Myanmar Military Council. We are standing together with all the people of Rakhine who are enduring the oppression and torture of the terrorist Myanmar Military Council.
The terrorist Myanmar Military Council’s attacks on public places such as markets, hospitals and schools along with the shooting and killing of civilians on a daily basis are crimes against humanity. They are committing war crimes. We will work together with the United League of Arakan and Arakan Army (AA) with our utmost endeavour to do our best to bring them to justice for those aforementioned crim
