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Khaing,
Narinjara News, 22 June 2024
The Arakha
Army (AA) intercepted a column of around 160 soldiers advancing from Pyay town
in the Magway region to Taungup township of Arakan State. As both armed parties
engaged in clashes, over 60 junta soldiers, including a captain, were killed.
On the
afternoon of 20 June, the AA intercepted the column coming down on the
Taungup-Pandaung road of Taungup locality. It followed an intense
fighting in between Pet Lel and Nay Pu Taung villages till the next day’s
morning.
The AA
fighters strategically positioned themselves and intercepted the column. The
captain who was killed in the conflict hailed from Guta ward in Taungup.
However, Narinjara News can not confirm the information.
Some
casualties were also reported from the AA side. The junta soldiers
stationed at the university premises started firing artillery shells. The 544th
battalion and Tat Oo Taung also engaged in artillery firing. The relentless
airstrikes resulted in the casualties on AA side, said a local resident.
Earlier,
the junta forces expelled the rector and teachers from Taungup University and
put artillery inside the campus to face the AA offensive.
Meanwhile,
thousands of local residents fled from their places. Civilian casualties were
also reported from Taungup locality as the junta soldiers continuously
fired artillery shells and conducted airstrikes in civilian areas.
On 18 June,
a fighter jet from Magway conducted airstrikes near Pan Tin Khone pagoda hill
and its surrounding villages under Pan Tin sub-township. At least
three people, including two women, were killed and many injured in the
clashes.