- Web Master
- September 16, 2024
All family
members belonging to the military personnel from the remaining battalions in
Buthidaung township of Rakhine State have been relocated by the military
barges through Maungdaw township.
A resident
of Shwe Zar village in Maungdaw informed Narinjara News that those family
members were observed being transported to Ka Nyin Chaung economic zone in
Maungdaw by 17 military vehicles along the Buthidaung-Maungdaw road on
Wednesday morning.
The
vehicles carrying those family members were seen stopped at Ka Nyin Chaung
jetty while passing through Shwe Zar bridge in Maungdaw, he added.
Another
local resident informed that on 28 March they were transported by boats to
military barges from Ka Nyin Chaung jetty.
"I'm
not sure where they're being relocated, whether it's Sittwe, Thandwe or Yangon.
It's true that family members of military personnel were shifted. I witnessed
them being transported via military barges," he stated.
The 15th
military operations command (MOC-15) headquarters is located in Buthidaung,
along with the following battalions namely 345th light infantry
battalion, 352nd light infantry battalion, 353rd light infantry battalion, 535th
light infantry battalion, 551st light infantry battalion, 564th light infantry
battalion, 565th light infantry battalion and 552nd light infantry battalion.
Furthermore, the western command's 233rd infantry battalion, 234th infantry
battalion and 263rd infantry battalion are also stationed in Buthidaung
locality.
The Arakan
Army (AA) continues launching attacks on junta's military camps in Buthidaung.
On 25 March, the AA fighters captured Taung Bazar camp in Buthidaung along with
the 552nd battalion (one of the battalions under MOC-15), said an AA statement.
Many
Buthidaung residents also reported that on 5 and 6 February, some families of
military & police personnel were relocated to Sittwe via military
helicopters.
Starting
from 5 February, the family members of military personnel from Kyaukphyu
township were relocated via cargo ships.
The
families of military junta officers from Sittwe and department officials'
families were also relocated to Yangon due to the fear of potential clashes.
Many private cars, including departmental vehicles, were used to transport them
to Yangon via a large cargo ship in the last week of January.