Major Khaing Soe Lwin, a rank with the battalioncommander of Arakan Liberation Party (ALP, led by Saw Mya Razalin, who signedthe Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement) is reportedly shot dead in Sittwe this afternoon.

The ALP commander, who is more than 40 years old, was shot as well as stabbedwith a sharp knife in the downtown Rakhine capital city.

The incident took place just after 12 o'clock in theafternoon on 15 September in front of a betelnut shop near the Statecommunication office in Sittwe.

According to the police and hospital sources, he received bullet injuries onhis forehead and also stab wounds in chest and right arm. The commander died onthe spot.

Local residents reveal that four unidentified persons coming on two motorcycles shot him from a close range and laterstabbed repeatedly. No more information about the killers are still available.

Narinjara News contacted ALP chairperson Daw Saw Mya Raza Lin about theincident, but one womanreplied that she was not in a position to talk to anyone.

ALP secretary major Khaing Thurein was also contacted, but he too deniedresponse.

Last 1 June, ALP vice-chairman Khain Ni Raung battalion commander Lt Col KhaingKyaw Min and his driver Khaing Kyaw Naing from Saw Mrazar Lin group were alsoshot dead by an armed group. Three other ALP members also sustained injuries.

Similarly, ALP armed group chief general Khaing Soe Mya and two other commandersfrom the ALP party  led by Saw Mrazarlin were also shot dead by a group ofarmed men on 4 January  2023. They were returning from the MyanmarIndependence Day ceremony and faced the attack.