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- October 21, 2024
Naung Min Thu, Narinjara News, 12 October 2024
The Arakan Army (AA) has launched a fierce offensive against the military junta's 5th border guard police battalion (NaKhaKha-5), which is the last remaining battalion near Maungdaw township of Arakan State.
In response, the junta soldiers are vigorously resisting the
offensive with a series of airstrikes.
On 11 October at around 3:15 pm, the junta
soldiers dropped four bombs near NaKhaKha-5 base using a fighter jet.
"I heard the AA fighters were firing
artillery shells continuously and they fired it in
the morning hours also. There was intense ground fighting throughout the
night,” said a local resident.
The military sources indicate that nearly
600 soldiers are now defending the NaKhaKha-5 base. The defending forces
include the 22nd and 77th divisions along with border guard police
and the military-trained Muslim armed outfits.