Thinzar New, Narinjara News, 28 June 2024

Soon after the fall of Taw Hein Taung tactical operation command, the gunfighting approached the western command base in Ann township of Arakan (Rakhine) Statewhich compelled  many residents to flee.

"The Arakan Army (AA) fighters clashed with thejunta forces in nearby areas of Kyaung Phyu Kwin village on 26  June, thejunta soldiers  conducted military operations in the locality. The westerncommand base is hardly one and half miles away from Kyaung Phyu Kwinvillage," said a resident of Ann.

The sound of artillery shelling can be heard in thetownship and so many residents fled from their places. They no longer feel safein the town.

The AA fighters  launched an offensive againstthe junta's guard outposts along the Mel Taung ridge near Mel Let Maung villageand  gained an upper hand after the conflict.

"Some junta soldiers retreated from the outpost and the gun fightingcontinued. As the