Naung Min Thu, Narinjara News, 12 October 2024

The Arakan Army (AA) has launched a fierceoffensive against the military junta's 5th border guard police battalion(NaKhaKha-5), which is the last remaining battalion near Maungdaw township ofArakan State.

In response, the junta soldiers are vigorously resisting theoffensive with a series of airstrikes.

On 11 October at  around 3:15 pm, the juntasoldiers  dropped four bombs near NaKhaKha-5 base using a fighter jet.

"I heard the AA fighters were firingartillery shells continuously and they fired it inthe morning hours also.  There was intense ground fighting throughout thenight,” said a local resident.

The military sources indicate that nearly600 soldiers are now defending the NaKhaKha-5 base. The defending forcesinclude the 22nd and 77th divisions along with border guard policeand the military-trained Muslim armed outfits.