Naung MinThu, Narinjara News, 24 June 2024

The WorldFood Program (WFP) rice warehouse near Wai Thar Li village under Maungdawtownship,  located on the western border of Arakan State, was looted anddeliberately set on fire by junta soldiers, said local eyewitnesses.

A group ofsoldiers belonging to the 2nd border guard police battalion (Na Kha Kha- 2) retreated after anattack by the AA fighters and on their retreat they set the WFP warehouse onfire.

"Thejunta soldiers looted most of the rice grains from the warehouse and laterburned down the entire village. Na KhaKha-2  personnel  even sold many bags of rice,"said a resident.

The ArakhaArmy (AA) captured the headquarters of Na Kha Kha-2 in 4-mileduring the early hours of 23 June.

"Afteran intense fighting, the AA fighters captured both Na Kha Kha-2 and NaKhaKha-5 bases in Maungdaw. When the junta soldiersretreated from Na KhaKha-2, they setmany houses on fire in 4-mile area,” added the resident.

The residentsinformed that the soldiers targeted the houses belonging to both Arakanese andMuslim residents  as well as to the WFP warehouse.  (Photo: Maungdaw's WFP warehouses)