The Arakan Army (AA) has reported daily clasheswith junta forces in Rakhine State without any pause.

The AA fighters arelaunching offensives against the headquarters of 564th light infantry battalionin Buthidaung township, Taw Hein Taung tactical operation command in Anntownship and Kyein Chaung border guard post in Maungdaw township.

In a statement issued on 3 April, the AA asserted thatthe conflict with  the junta soldiers in the Rakhine region continues evenwithout a single day's interval.

The military bases including the headquarters of 564thlight infantry battalion under the 15th military operations command (MOC-15) inButhidaung township, Taw Hein Taung tactical operation command under the 5thmilitary operations command (MOC-5) in Ann township, etc are currently underattacks by the AA fighters. Some nearby military camps and Kyein Chaung borderguard post in Maungdaw township are also facing the AA offensive.

“As we target these major military installations, weare also working to complete the capture of smaller camps. On 1 April, ourfighters launched an offensive against the headquarters of 564th light infantrybattalion in Buthidaung locality,” said the statement.

The AA fighters launched an offensive against thejunta's point-257 camp, located about 1,500 meters east of Sa Nyin villageunder Myebon township. The attack began at 6:20 am on 2 April and continued forhours.

This camp is the number 3 tactical operation commandunder the junta’s MOC-5. The soldier’s use of warplanes and the AA’sintensified offensive strategy led to the intense fighting.

The AA also continued its attacks on Kyein Chaungborder guard post in Maungdaw  without a pause.

During the subsequent clashes, the junta soldiers andAA fighters had engaged in an hour-long battle on a ridge located 1.4kilometres west of Lone village under  Ann township on 31 March. At leastfour soldiers were killed in the conflict.

The soldiers are targeting the civilians and alsocommitting war crimes by launching airstrikes and firing artillery shells dailyover schools, hospitals, markets, IDP camps, religious buildings andresidential areas.

On 31 March, the soldiers conducted airstrikes on thebasic education post primary school in Kan Htaung Gyi town of Myebon township.It resulted in the destruction of a school building and four other houses.

Later on 2 April, the soldiers launched airstrikes onKan Htaung Gyi town of Myebon township. It resulted in the killing of threecivilians and injuries to several others. At least two houses were alsodestroyed.