The Arakan Army (AA) hadcompletely captured Mrauk-U, the ancient capital of Rakhine kingdom, and putthree junta navy warships to sink after heavy battles, said Three BrotherhoodAlliance in a statement  issued on Thursday.

"The AA fighters have launched a major offensive against the 31st police battalion, theremaining junta base in Mrauk-U locality of Rakhine State, which often harassedthe civilians and destroyed local historical sites," added the statement.

With 540th, 377th and 378thlight infantry battalions already captured, the AA fighters finally won the31st police battalion in Mrauk-U township and thus they have completely brought Mrauk-U under their control.

The Arakanese fighters alsomanaged to sink three navy warships in the river and another warship wascompletely destroyed.

Due to the AA fighter’soffensive, the junta forces used all its army, navy and air force personnel inthe locality, but they faced defeat. On 7 and 8 February, the AA membersresponded to the junta forces, elaborated the statement.

As of 2024, the AA fightershave rendered seven warships which have now become useless. Three of thejunta's navy warships  over the Rakhine sea were also captured by AAfighters.

Many  junta soldiersfled to the warships and they were asked to surrender. When they refused tocomply, the AA fighters vehemently attacked them.

The statement declared that 8 February 2024 marked ahistoric victory for the AA fighters as they defeated the  junta forces inthe sea battle.

The junta also launchednaval warships where from the soldiers fired 25 times in Ramree (Yanbye)township on 8 February. From their camp at Thein Taung Kone pagoda, thesoldiers also fired artillery shells one number 5 Laung Chaung of Ramreetownship from 7:20 am to 2:32 pm. On the previous night, the soldiers conductedairstrikes one  Ramree locality using jet fighters.

At 7 am on 8 February, the AA fighters attacked KoeTan Kauk border guard camp located along Ah Ngu Maw-Maungdaw highway insouthwest of Rathedaung township. This camp is situated near Done Pike andChein Khar Li border guard camps, which were abandoned by the soldiers  on13 and 14 November at the onset of AA operations in the Rakhine region.

The soldiers in Rathedaunglocality fiercely defended their camps with artillery shells and airstrikes.

At around 3 pm on Thursday, a jet fighter attackedLay Taung Bway island near Kalar Yaung in Taungup township, where they alsoused machine guns to terrorise the people.