On 15 December at around 4:20 pm,a group of 12 military council soldiers forcefully entered the office of thecooperatives & rural development department in Maungdaw township of RakhineState and arrested one deputy staff officer and two upper division clerks.

This information was disclosed inthe Operation 1027’s 50th day battle report issued by three northern Brotherhoodalliance (MNDAA.TNLA and AA) , which wasreleased at 11:45 m on Friday.

Moreover, at around 11:00 am, thefully armed soldiers entered residents of three families in Sittwe township andcarried out arrests.

On the morning of 15 December inMinbya township, a local resident had both of his legs amputated after hestepped on a landmine, planted by the soldiers. The incident took place near apublic drinking pond behind Minbya Myoma police station.

On the same day at  2 pm, thenumber 5 border guard police battalion under the military council, based in MyoThu Gyi village of  Maungdaw township, threatened and fired artilleryshells at many villages which compelled the residents to come out.

At approximately 5:30 pm, threeartillery shells were intentionally fired by the battalion and those explodedbetween Kan Pyin Thar Si and Ywar Thar Yar villages, resulting in the injury ofa local woman of  Ywar Thar Yar village.

It is stated that this battalionhas been causing troubles for many years by intentionally firing artilleryshells and scaring the civilians.