- Web Master
- October 27, 2024
The Arakan Army (AA) has
successfully captured Aung Tha Pyay border guard post in northern Maungdaw
township, adjacent to the Bangladesh border, said the 12 March Rakhine battle
statement.
It indicated that the post
was completely captured on 11 March. The AA fighters recovered bodies of some
soldiers along with weapons and ammunition. Moreover, the number of Border
Guard Police (BGP) personnel, who abandoned the post to flee to Bangladesh,
reached 179.
"We have found that the
junta forces have applied deadly poisons on the food items left inside Aung Tha
Pyay border guard post, put in water bottles and also sprayed inside the
camp. So we warn other revolutionary armed organizations to be careful in case
of food items seized after the battle," added the statement.
Currently, the AA fighters
have intensified its offensive in Rathedaung township and the junta forces are
trying to defend their positions with the help of army, navy and air force
personnel.
The junta forces also ruthlessly carried out
airstrikes resulting in the killing of two civilians and injuring several
others.
The junta forces also targeted Tan
Kyoe mountain near Yae Boke village under Ann township firing from a machine
gun in a helicopter at around 5 pm and discharged around eight rounds in
a few minutes. The crimes of the soldiers are escalating in Rathedaung locality
every day, concluded the statement.