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- October 21, 2024
Min Shin Saw, Narinjara News, 25 October 2024
The 373rd Light Infantry Battalion, medical
corps, and military intelligence unit are among the fighting forces that the
Arakan Army (AA) has quickly taken control of from the Ann-based Western
Command, a significant junta headquarters in Arakan state.
These combat troops were captured last night,
according to an Ann Town military observer who spoke to Narinjara News.
“It is true that SaYaPha, the medical corps,
and a battalion were taken by the AA. Additionally, the AA confiscated
ammunition, guns, and a few POWs,” he stated. "A G1 officer and the 373rd
battalion commander fled with injuries."
He also stated that numerous Junta soldiers and new recruits
were killed. There are rumors that the G1 officer and the battalion commander
are being treated for their severe wounds at a makeshift military hospital
located in No. 2 High School.
Several times, the junta used fighter jets to
protect Western Command and stop the AA from attacking.
On the night of October 23, however, soldiers from the 373rd
Light Infantry Battalion, SaYaPha, and the medical corps retreated because they
could not stand the AA's attack.
Alongside the Western Command in Ann Town are
the 371st, 372nd, and 374th artillery battalions. As a result of the Arakan
Army's (AA) ongoing offensives against the remaining military outposts, the
level of fighting is escalating.