- Web Master
- September 29, 2024
Two individuals, who were captured alive, include
lieutenant colonel Nyi Nyi Win, commander of tactical operations
command-3 under the 9th military operations command (MOC-9) in Kyauktaw and
brigadier general Zaw Min Tun, division commander of Kyauktaw MOC-9.
"Lt Col Nyi Nyi Win faced injuries on head and
chest. He was captured alive on 16 January. After good care from our medical
personnel, he is now recovering and out of danger now,” added the statement.
Brig Gen Zaw Min Tun (51, Army/27988) was
captured along with several soldiers from a naval battleship near Ah Pauk Wa
village under Kyauktaw township.
The dead colonels are identified as Min Min Tun,
division commander of the 11th division based in Mrauk-U (Army/31514) and
Banyar Paing Soe (Army/35344), the None Bu tactical operation commander of
Paletwa township.
"The one who was captured dead is the division
commander of the 11th division (Army/31514). The AA fighters attacked the 377th
light infantry battalion in Mrauk-U on 7 February," stated the AA's
release.
The missing individual is brigadier general Zin Myo
Swe (Army/27967), the division commander of MOC-19 based in Paletwa.
The statement admitted that there is no specific
information about the status of Zin Myo Swe if he died, disappeared or escaped.
During the conflict lasting over three months (13
November 2023 to 14 February 2024), the AA fighters captured all military and
police camps in Pauktaw, Kyauktaw, Minbya, and Mrauk-U townships of Rakhine
State as well as the entire Paletwa region of Chin State.
Moreover, a number of border guard camps in Buthidaung
and Maungdaw townships along with several police stations in Ramree (Yanbye)
and other townships were also captured by the AA fighters. The offensive
continues targeting the remaining military bases, which are yet to surrender,
stated the release.
Among those who managed to escape with their lives
during the naval battles and those who surrendered during the capture of
military and police camps, the soldiers, police personnel and their
family members have been kept under AA custody with necessary care and
comforts.