Narinjara News,29August 2022

The soldiers andpolicemen suddenly left an important military base, located at upper Laymyoriver in Than Taung village under  Paletwa township of southern ChinState, on the night of 25  August.

According tolocal sources, more than 100 armed men were stationed in the campbefore they abandoned it.

"We don'tknow exactly when they left the base. By the morning of 26 August we didn't seeany soldier or police personnel in the camp,” said a village elder.

Than Taungvillage military base islocated in the upper part of Laymyo river that flows to Rakhine State passingthrough many strategically important areas.

The basewas on a strategic route between Mrauk U & Minbya townships of RakhineState and  Paletwathrough the Laymyo river.

A militaryobserver stated that the base was in a remote area and after the Arakan Armymembers cut off the supply routes and even threatened to attack it, thesoldiers decided to leave the base.

 Fightingbetween the Burmese army and AA members has been going on inPaletwa locality and many small camps were already grabbed by the AA.

Now the AA withits 30,000 armed men is fighting to occupy Paletwa township and northern partof Maungdaw township in Rakhine State.

Both thelocalities are bordering India and Bangladesh. AA leadership believes thatthose araes are strategically important.

Earlier on 21August, the military council troops left Kyaung Taung military base in thenorthern part of Buthidaung township, where about 100 troops were stationed.