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- October 21, 2024
Min Shin Saw, Narinjara News, 20 October 2024
The main naval base in Arakan State, Kyaukphyu
Dhanyawadi, is not far from the Ohn Kyi Kyun naval base, which was the target
of an artillery strike yesterday by the Arakan Army (AA).
The distance between the Kyaukphyu Dhanyawadi
navy base and the Ohn Kyi Kyun naval base is around 4 nautical miles.
A local said, "We heard two loud
explosions coming from the Ohn Kyi Kyun naval base yesterday around 2:00
pm." It was very noisy. Ohn Kyi Kyun also made small weapons fire audible
to us. We fled because we believed there to be violence."
The homeowner went on to say that people from
neighboring villages such as Taung Shay, Ka Nyin Taw, and Wah Taung fled in
terror as a result of the artillery shell explosions and small weapons fire.
The nearby people have been experiencing
problems from the Ohn Kyi Kyun naval facility, which is part of the Kyaukphyu
Dhanyawadi military base.
Fishing boats are regularly targeted by small
weapons fire from the naval facility. Residents are stopped and subjected to
various forms of harassment when they take a boat from their villages to
Kyaukphyu Town. The homeowner continued, "This naval facility mostly
blocks access to the canal between Kyaukphyu Town and the rural districts.
Military tensions continue even though there hasn't been any
major combat between the Arakan Army (AA) and the junta forces in Kyaukphyu
Town.
There are currently no known information about
the attack on the Ohn Kyi Kyun fleet.