Nearly 40 army camps, including the outpost and policestations, have been abandoned by junta forces on 13 November as the ArakanArmy (AA) launched a massive offensive underthe Operation 1027 throughout Rakhine State, said a statement issued by theUnited League of Arakan /Arakan Army (ULA/AA).

The statement withphotographs of army captives along with ammunition also added that the soldiers retreatedto nearby military camps.

The AA launched the attack in the morning hours on 13November 2023 and successfully occupied Dom Pike border guard station. Chang Khali borderguard station in Rathedaung township, 20 miles north of Sittwe, was captured onthe second day.

 During the Min Bya fighting, 10 junta soldiers fromSittwe-based LIB (344) comprising deputy battalion commander major Thant ZinTun (army-41597) and captain Phyo Zoya Hlaing (platoon commander of army-50732)were captured along with their arms.

More than 10 soldiers were killed and many injured.

On 13 November, the gun fighting between the juntaforces and AA members broke out in two places of Rathedaung township, fiveplaces of Min Bya township and some places of Maungdaw township.

In Maungdaw, the battle between LIB 232 soldiers andAA members took place near Thinpaw Hla village, where a junta soldier wascaptured on 13 November.

According to the statement, 14 junta soldiersincluding LIB 232 deputy commander captain Kyaw Thet Naing were killed and some wereinjured.

The captured soldiers have been kept following rulesunder the Prisoner of War. ULA/AA has already asserted that theoffensive will continue. Earlier 20 peoplewere killed by the soldiers and six AA members also lost their lives.

On 13 November, 22 policemen fromApauk  Wa police station in Kyauk Taw  township surrenderedto the AA with their weapons. Six morepolicemen from two other places also reportedly surrendered later.

The AA statement said that it will welcome thesoldiers who surrender and join their side.