ααα―ααΊααα―ααΊ π₯Kyaukphyu and Sittwe townships have also been reinforced with hundreds of Rohingya conscripts
The military junta launched an offensive against AA outposts near the Danyawaddy Naval Headquarters in Kyaukphyu Township, Rakhine State, on July 23, according to AA military sources.
The Arakan Army AA has captured and controlled the villages of U Kin, Saing Chan, Kyet Taw Pyin, Simaw and Kyat Tein along Thit Pote Taung Road near the Danyawaddy Naval Headquarters, and the outposts near those villages, and has been launching an offensive in recent days to regain control of the military junta, according to AA military sources in Kyaukphyu Township.
“The military junta is said to be marching along Thit Pote Taung road from the Danyawaddy Navy Headquarters, and fighting is ongoing on both sides. They are attacking to regain control of the areas captured by the AA,”
the military source added. A military source close to the AA in Kyaukphyu Township said that the military junta forces have been continuously attacking, relying mainly on artillery support from Danyawaddy Navy Headquarters, high-tech drones made in China, and airstrikes.
The military junta forces have been advancing along Thit Pote Taung road in Kyaukphyu Township, and clashes have broken out with the AA, with both sides losing ground, the source added.
“The fighting has been going on for about two days. The military junta has been firing from the air, including drones, and the navy. The fighting on the ground is also intense, so there are losses on both sides,”
the military source said. The military junta has expanded its presence in the Danyawaddy naval headquarters by expanding at least (10) outposts and adding more troops to prevent the AA from penetrating the Danyawaddy naval headquarters, more than 1 mile away from the navy.
On July 22, about (10) patrol vessels were seen operating along Thanzit River in Kyaukpyu town, and artillery shells were also being fired at some villages that had fled to escape the war.
The AA has been attacking the Kyaukpyu township from three fronts since February 20.
It is targeting outposts near Danyawaddy naval headquarters near Thit Pote Taung village, the 32nd Police Battalion on Doe Tan Mountain, and the outposts near the Natural Gas Receiving and Storage (OGT) facility near Malakyun village.
Kyaukphyu is home to the Danyawaddy Naval Headquarters, Battalion 34, Marine Corps Battalion 542, Marine Corps Battalion 543, Police Battalion No. 32, Taung Maw Gyi Naval Base, and Ohn Kyun Naval Branch, and is also being reinforced by the military junta’s civilian military personnel and hundreds of Rohingya soldiers conscripted from Kyaukphyu and Sittwe townships.
