Junta Attacking Villages Around Sittwe City

Since 20 January 2025 Sittwe City based junta forces have destroyed a cottage hospital and around 200 houses in Warbo Village, Sittwe Township, Arakan (Rakhine) State.

The village is about 14 miles (about 22.5km) north of the Arakan State capital, Sittwe City. Drones and artillery fire from junta battalions based in Sittwe City, including from the Sittwe Township Regional Operations Command headquarters, have burned down about two thirds of Warbo Village’s 300 houses and damaged many others, according to villagers.