The Arakan Army (AA) on Monday announcedthat it has capturedTaroaing Tactical Command Center located at Paletwa township, astrategically important military baselocated in western borderof Myanmar near the international border withBangladesh and India.

Mentionable is that the AA members targeted the military base at 6am on 14 November and it was successfully captured by 1 pm on 4 December last.

Spanning approximately 21 days, the offensive byAA members resulted in the fall ofTaroaing Tactical Command Center. The success came after sacrificesof many AA members when the junta forces relentlessused airstrikes,artillery shelling, and even chemicalwarfare agents.

The AA statement also added thatit seized enemy bodies, arms & ammunitionalong with militaryequipments.

The next target for AA members is Hnonebu TacticalCommand Center in Paletwa Township in Chin state.

The AA also paid tributes to their members, who made supremesacrifices in the battle, for whose courage and skills the organisation hasoccupied the centre with two helipads.

It emphasised on the need for‘Defenders of Our Fatherland’, the individualswho love Arakan State and want tosecure the recently captured junta’s hill-basedcamps as well as those abandoned bordercamps.

By this statement, the AA invites youngindividuals with a strong senseof nationalism and responsibilityto come forward andserve the nation.

The battle in Pauktaw township, 16 miles east of Rakhine state capital Sittwe, continueswith a sustained effort to defeatthe junta forces.