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- June 26, 2024
151 junta soldiers, who fled to Mizoram, India,
during the battles at Point-377 camp and the Myeik Wa battle in Paletwa
Township, Chin State, were flown back to Sittwe by Myanmar military aircraft.
Indian news agencies also reported that the
soldiers have been sent back to Myanmar.
On January 2, the first group of 84 soldiers,
followed by a second batch of 67, were airlifted from Lengpui airport in
Aizawl, Mizoram, by Junta
Air Force aircraft.
On December 29, during the AA's attack and
capture of the Point-377 hill-based camp, a stronghold of the junta in Paletwa
Township, the soldiers abandoned the camp and fled with weapons into India.
Indian news reports indicate that a Myanmar
military aircraft landed at Lengpui airport in Mizoram, took back the junta
soldiers, and is set to transport them to Sittwe Township.
The junta's 377th Battalion is based in Mrauk-U
Township.
The BBC, citing Indian news, reported today
that the New Delhi government has arranged for the return of junta forces from
Lengpui airport, with plans to transport these soldiers back to Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine state.
On December 29, the soldiers entered Tuisen
Village in the Lawngtlai District of Mizoram State, India.
Following this, the junta soldiers surrendered
their weapons to the Indian police station, and subsequently, the police
station handed both the soldiers and the weapons over to the Assam Rifles.
On December 29, the AA reported the complete
capture of the junta's Point-377 hill-based camp in the Paletwa region along
the India-Myanmar border on December 28 at 9:20 AM.