On November 16th, the Arakan Army (AA) issued a latest updateregarding the continuing conflict in its struggle against the Military Councilin Rakhine State.

The AA said that it managed to capture the Pauktaw Townshippolice station and acquired military equipment, weapons, ammunition, as well assome banknotes and documents in the early morning at 00:21 a.m. on November16th.

Furthermore, the AA stated that the police personnel whosurrendered were spared, receiving 1 million MMK each, and were assisted intraveling to their desired destinations.

Following the capture of the police station, a MilitaryCouncil helicopter arrived and conducted gunfire in Pauktaw, while Navy vesselsindiscriminately bombarded the surrounding areas.

On that evening, a substantial number of Military Counciltroops entered Pauktaw, committing war crimes by killing civilians who werehiding and attempting to flee, according to the AA.

AA also conveyed its condolences for the loss of civilianlives and expressed its determination to pursue justice from the MilitaryCouncil for targeting civilians in Pauktaw.

Moreover, the AA has reported that the two robust militarybases, Tarunaing and Hnonebu, which function as Tactical Operation CommandBases for the Military Council in Paletwa Township, are enduring relentless andaggressive offensives by AA for the third consecutive day, despite adverseweather conditions with heavy rainfall.

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on November 16th, the regimeforces at the Done Nyo military base in Maungdaw Township rejected AA’sproposal for surrender. Consequently, AA initiated an attack amid heavyrainfall. The conflict persisted, and at 12:20 a.m., the military councillaunched a three-round attack using a jet fighter to defend its base.

Hence, as of November 16th, the military situation indicatesthat the AA has launched simultaneous attacks on the military council'sTarunaing, Hnonebu, and Done Nyo bases.