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- October 27, 2024
Narinjara News, 17 June 2024
The Arakan
Army (AA) asked the residents of downtown Maungdaw area in the western
part of Arakan State to
leave their houses urgently and also avoid staying in buildings stationed by
the junta forces.
In a statement issued on 16 June, the AA claimed that
the AA fighters have completely seized nearly all the SAC’s military camps in
Maungdaw, located near the Bay of Bengal.
It also added that Maungdaw had been used by the junta
soldiers as a military base and prepared extensively for urban
warfare.
As the AA fighters continue their offensives
against the remaining bases, the Maungdaw residents are advised to avoid
staying in the areas like roads & houses, where junta soldiers had
fortified positions.
It asserted that the AA fighters have already captured
most of the military bases in Maungdaw locality adjacent to the Bay of Bengal.
Moreover, they have surrounded the military camps in and around Maungdaw for
many days now.
Due to concerns for the safety of the residents of
Maungdaw, the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army urgently advised all residents to evacuate the downtown
Maungdaw area immediately, starting from 9 pm on 16 June.