- Web Master
- October 21, 2024
The Arakha Army (AA) has captured Taw Hein Taung
tactical operation command at Kazu Kaing village under Ann township
of Rakhine State. As fierce clashes continue with AA fighters, the junta
forces are fleeing in disorder, said local residents.
The command base, which houses around 600 junta
soldiers, is a fortified tactical operation base, strategically positioned to
protect the western command.
According to a reliable source, the AA fighters
occupied the base on Thursday, despite the junta's defence with a number of
airstrikes.
“No more junta soldiers are present on the mountain as
the AA fighters detained all of them. The soldiers on the mountain fled away
and many were killed,” added the source.
There was an intense skirmish at Ohn Nwe Chaung
village between Ann town and Kazu Kaing village that erupted by 8 am on 25
April.
After deserting the base, soldiers fled towards
Kazu Kaing, Swae Chaung, Ohn Taing Chaung and Sin Ohn Taing villages at
the foot of mountains by 26 April.
"AA fighters have taken possession over the
mountain. They besieged the soldiers at the
mountain bottom,” said a local villager, adding that
they could hear the sound of gunfire.
“The fleeing soldiers from Taw Hein Taung were scattered
here and there,” added the villager.
Meanwhile, the junta forces are sending more weapons
and reinforcements through the aircrafts to Ann locality
The AA fighters have reportedly besieged the western
command in Ann township, where the soldiers fired the shells and also used the
drones.
On 9 April, a major was killed when the artillery
shells fired by the AA fighters exploded over the signals battalion. Later the
military families in the western command were relocated to NayPyiTaw by
aeroplanes.
Even though the residents claimed that Taw Hein Taung
tactical operation command in Kazu Kaing village was captured by the AA
fighters, Narinjara News cannot independently confirm the information.