- Web Master
- August 31, 2024
The Arakan Army (AA) intercepted a group of 100
military council soldiers, who were retreating from Aung
Mingalar and Taung Phyu mountain regions in Pan Myaung
village under Minbya township near the Mrauk-U town police
battalion camp and exchanged heavy gun fires.
Even two
helicopters were sent in by the junta forces to target AA members.
"We heard the
sound of gunshots by 3 pm on Wednesday. At around 4:30 pm, two helicopters
arrived and started firing from the sky. After 5 pm,
the helicopters departed and the gun fighting stopped
by 6 pm,” said a Mrauk-U resident.
Another resident
informed Narinjara News that both the military helicopters fired continuously.
"The police
battalions also used artillery shells and small weapons to target the AA
members,” added the resident.
He also informed that
the villagers were terrified by the gun firing.
"It's
frightening. The situation is tense. We want to live
safely and peacefully," he asserted.
The clash erupted
when the AA members attacked the retreating junta troops
from Pan Myaung village. A fierce clash between the two armed
groups lasted for about an hour.
The soldiers
fled from the camps in Pan Myaung
village and retreated to Purein village and then to the
Mrauk-U town police battalion'
Number of casualties
out of the clash is yet to be known.
The local residents
informed that two artillery shells exploded in Aung Mingalar Thet village
during the clash.
Likewise, an
artillery shell landed in Yadanar Man Aung pagoda compound in
Mrauk-U locality
There are also
reports that artillery shells landed in the vicinity of Wan Tee mountain, Ywar
Haung Taw and Tha Yet Oke villages.
The helicopters also
opened fire on Nyaung Pinlel village on their return journey.
On 13 December,
over 100 soldiers fled from Purein village under Mrauk-U