OnDecember 28, around 6:00 AM, a resident of Myaung Bway reported hearing aseries of small arms fire near the Myaung Bway police station, located alongthe Mrauk-U-Minbya highway.
"TheMyaung Bway police station has been attacked by the AA. We've been hearing continuous gunshotssince 6:00 AM," reported a resident of Myaung Bway when contacted at 8:00AM.
TheMyaung Bway police station serves as a camp where soldiers are stationed, withapproximately 60 troops. Local residents mentioned that there is also anartillery unit located within the police station.
"TheMyaung Bway police station is primarily stationed by soldiers, with at least 50to 60 soldiers and policemen. There is also an artillery unit," reported aresident of Myaung Bway.
Residentsmentioned that the Myaung Bway cottage hospital, Myaung Bway High School, andsome houses near the Myaung Bway police station, where the AA attacked, werepresent. Most of the residents fled before the onset of the conflict.
Residentsreported that the battalions based in Mrauk-U Township and the Kyaing Taungbattalion in Minbya Township were consistently firing artillery shells into theareas of conflict.
Thejunta's battalions from Mrauk-U Township and Minbya Township have been firingartillery shells at these areas since around 2 AM this morning. When Narinjaracontacted the residents again at 8:44 AM, artillery shells were still beingfired.
Afterthe simultaneous attacks by AA members at Thu Taw Ma Taung military camp andMrauk-U district police station in Ngwe Taung Pauk, north of Mrauk-U Townshipon the morning of December 24, both locations were successfully captured by thenight of December 26, as announced by the Three Brotherhood Alliance.
Inthe statement released on December 27, marking the 62nd day of "Operation1027," the Three Brotherhood Alliance announced that the AA ispersistently working towards completing the capture of its designatedoperational targets and striving to achieve the capture of military bases andstrategic camps that are only halfway or have only a few remaining.