The Arakan Army (AA) has successfully captured the 380th light infantry battalion based in Minbyalocality of Rakhine State, said a statementissued by the Three Brotherhood Alliance on Sunday.

Despite the  junta forces put  up resistance with air support &naval reinforcements, the entirebattalion fell to the relentless offensiveby the AA fighters leading to its complete capture.

"Today, the AA has successfully captured the junta's 380th light infantry battalion in Minbya township.As the junta was abandoning one campafter another, the battalion fiercely tried to resist the
offensive. However, the AA's relentless offensive resulted in the fall of yet another battalion," addedthe statement.

In Minbya, junta's 380th, 379th, and 541st infantry battalions are located with close proximity to eachother.

Despite repeated airstrikes with warplanes, artillery fires from naval warships and deployment of a largenumber of soldiers by the junta forcesto prevent the AA fighters, the 380th battalion ultimately went to  AA’s control.

The two other battalions are currently surviving in the locality. The AA fighters continue attacking both thebattalions.

The junta forces are desperately defending Rakhine townships namely Mrauk-U, Kyauktaw, Ramree, Maungdaw,Buthidaung, Minbya and Rathedaung amidpersisting conflicts.

The Three Brotherhood Alliance earlier mentioned that frequent clashes between AA fighters and junta forceswere going on those townships of RakhineState.