Leader of Myanmar armed group says world is ignoring junta's deadly airstrikes


A hospital damaged in a Myanmar military air strike on Dec 11, 2025. Airstrikes have hit more than 1,000 civilian locations in 15 months. - Photo: AFP file

LOI TAI LENG, (Myanmar): The head of one of Myanmar’s influential ethnic armies accused world leaders of ignoring the ruling military junta's surge in deadly airstrikes on civilians, adding that only China was intervening in the conflict.

Reuters was the only international outlet present for the leader's first meeting with media in years, just days after an election held by the Southeast Asian nation's ruling junta that cemented the military's grip on power.

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