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- April 28, 2024
The junta soldiers have already abandoned two
battalions and they are now regrouping in the 538th battalion.
"The soldiers are now defending the 538th
battalion. Some soldiers from the 22nd division, previously stationed at the
536th battalion, abandoned their camp and joined the 538th
battalion. The intense fighting persisted for many hours,” added the
source.
There is anticipation that all these battalions will
fall soon and come under the control of AA.
On 14 January, the junta withdrew soldiers from Yae
Soe Chaung tactical operation command base, Htee Swel tactical operation
command base, Sauk Khet base and Ma Nyin Taung base in northern Rathedaung
locality and reallocated them to reinforce Rathedaung battalions.
Over 100 soldiers, including the tactical operation commander of Yae Soe Chaung
tactical operation command base, surrendered to the AA the next day.
The AA declared its intention to continue the
offensives against the remaining Rakhine towns with an aim to make the
entire Rakhine region a junta-free zone.
Meanwhile, the AA issued a warning to all junta forces
in the Rakhine region to surrender.