Several areas of Maungdaw catch fire after junta’s airstrikes
OnSeptember 29, the military junta dropped at least 20 bombs on Maungdaw town inArakan State, causing fire in various wards and villages.
Thelargest blaze erupted at Mee Sat Gwa Sone, located near the clock tower in wardno 2. The locals also noted that houses in Myoma Ka Nyin Tan, Pan Taw Pyin andNyaung Chaung also caught fire after the bombing.
Meanwhile,the Arakan Army (AA) is escalating its offensive against the last remaining 5thborder guard police battalion (NaKhaKha-5) in the town. After facing heavycasualties, the junta soldiers resorted to bombing on residential areas.
“Thereare heavy casualties in the NaKhaKha-5 battalion and some soldiers had fled.That is why the junta forces are bombing villages and wards. The fire was firstobserved in ward no 2 and Myoma Ka Nyin Tan. Later smoke was rising from MyomaKa Nyin Tan, Shwe Zar, and Wi Ma La villages. In Pan Taw Pyin and NyaungChaung, some houses also caught fire,” said a local resident.
“Theydropped bombs in the morning hours. The Y-12 aircraft was used for bombing morethan 20 times,” he added.
Thejunta soldiers are desperately defending the NaKhaKha-5 battalion using navalshelling and jet fighters. However, the AA offensive continued.
Thesoldiers along with the Muslim armed groups tried their best to defend thebase.
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