Narinjara News, 4 August 2022

Burmese junta forces andArakan Army (AA) members indulgedin clashes for two consecutive inPaletwa township of Chin State breaking theinformal ceasefire agreement.

A Paletwa  resident informed Narinjara News that another gun battle broke out at 1 pm on Wednesday in NamaDa creek near  Tha Htay Gone village.Earlier on Tuesday too, clashes between junta forces and AA members reported from the locality.

"On Tuesday, there reported two or three battles in Paletwa township. The clashes are still going on today.We can hear the sound of bullets fromour residential places,” he added.

The military council has reorganized its forces in the area, where the Palatwa-based 289th battalion joined inthe clashes with heavy artilleries.

"I can see LIB no 289 soldiers are moving in our area. Hundreds of soldiers marched towards Thahtay Gonehill. The battle still continues,”said another Palatwa resident, while talking to Narinjara News at around 1 pm yesterday.

Rakhine State military council security and border affairs minister colonel Kyaw Thura and also AAspokesman U Khaing Thukha were contactedfor details, but none answered.

Besides the Paletwa locality, a battle broke out on 2 August in Rakhine-Bangladesh bordering Maungdawtownship near mileposts number 40and 38. The junta soldiers and AA members fought for two times in the locality.

A source, close to the military news section, revealed that clashes started after the Burmese army enteredinto the AA-controlled areas, wherethe government army faced heavy casualties.

On 18 July, at least  20 border policemen were killed in northern Maungdaw, while the AA also captured 14police personnel along with 28weapons.

The residents of Aboung Tharvillage under Paletwa township, informed thata number of clashesbetween the soldiers and AA members took place during June and July.