12 junta soldiers captured by AA fighters after fleeing from Minbya advanced training school

The Arakan Army (AA) has captured 12  junta soldiers,  who fled along with their weapons from number nine advanced training school in Minbya township of Rakhine State.

The captured soldiers include sergeant Shin Wai Yan Oo, sergeant Zaw Aung, sergeant Maung Pu Chay, police private Myat Thu, private Naing Win, private Kaung Myat Htet, private Saw Sar Hplu Mu, etc.

According to  a source close to the AA, the soldiers were captured from Myebon township.

"Many civilians went to a mountain looking for  forest produce and then encountered two soldiers who had fled from the training school. They returned to the village and informed other villagers. Soon  20 AA fighters arrived at the location and confronted both  the soldiers.

One soldier was killed and the other one captured alive," added the source.

As of 6 March, the AA fighters have  captured 12 junta soldiers, including three sergeants.

"Of the two  soldiers, one was killed and the other one captured alive. One soldier was also apprehended from a different  location. Additionally, seven individuals were apprehended from Yaw creek and a few others were captured," stated the source.

The AA fighters captured the junta's number nine advanced training school near Kanni village under  Minbya township.

On 4 March, over  60 soldiers after fleeing  from the training school abducted 20 civilians from Myebon township to use them as human shields. Later the AA fighters could rescue all of them.

On 8 March, the AA fighters  attacked the soldiers who abducted civilians to use as human shields. During the attack, lieutenant colonel Ye Htut Win, the head of the training school, along with several other soldiers were killed.

The AA urged the residents to remain vigilant as the soldiers may be hiding somewhere inside forests and mountains.

According to the AA news & information, the offensive against the training school began on 17 February. After ten days of intense offensive and even facing attacks from the junta's airstrikes and artillery shells, the AA fighters captured the advanced training School on 26 February.