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- September 19, 2024
Naung Min Thu
Narinjara News, 18 May 2024
The junta forces in Maungdaw township are utilizing
small motorboats to strengthen their reinforcements through the waterways.
After the Arakha Army (AA) captured Hla Phoe Khaung
number 10 border guard police battalion near Maungdaw, it became unsafe for
landing craft to dock at Kanyin Chaung economic zone. So the soldiers along
with weapons were ferried to Maungdaw jetty using motorboats from two supply
barges anchored in Naf river.
"The reinforcements have been dispatched from the
exit-entry point of Maungdaw. The junta soldiers have tightened the security
where the border guard personnel are being deployed along the route," said
a local villager.
On 15 May, a group of soldiers with
weapons from two barges, anchored in Naf river, were transported to the point
of exit-entry jetty.
"After the AA fighters captured Hla Phoe Khaung
number 10 border guard police battalion, no military vessels ventured into
Kanyin Chaung creek. It led to the necessity of using motorboats to transport
them to the jetty," said a Muslim resident.
On 6 May, the junta dispatched reinforcements to
Maungdaw which consisted of 500 soldiers from the 22nd division along
with arms and other supplies.
Maungdaw is currently besieged by the AA fighters from
the inland side with just one route accessible from Naf river in the west. So
the junta is using the river to transport reinforcements and military
equipment.
They sent soldiers along with weapons, food and fuel
to Maungdaw at least four times through Kanyin Chaung economic zone in March
and April and reinforcements continued on 15 May.