Naung Min Thu
Narinjara News, 18 May 2024
The junta forces in Maungdaw township are utilizingsmall motorboats to strengthen their reinforcements through the waterways.
After the Arakha Army (AA) captured Hla Phoe Khaungnumber 10 border guard police battalion near Maungdaw, it became unsafe forlanding craft to dock at Kanyin Chaung economic zone. So the soldiers alongwith weapons were ferried to Maungdaw jetty using motorboats from two supplybarges anchored in Naf river.
"The reinforcements have been dispatched from theexit-entry point of Maungdaw. The junta soldiers have tightened the securitywhere the border guard personnel are being deployed along the route," saida local villager.
On 15 May, a group of soldiers withweapons from two barges, anchored in Naf river, were transported to the pointof exit-entry jetty.
"After the AA fighters captured Hla Phoe Khaungnumber 10 border guard police battalion, no military vessels ventured intoKanyin Chaung creek. It led to the necessity of using motorboats to transportthem to the jetty," said a Muslim resident.
On 6 May, the junta dispatched reinforcements toMaungdaw which consisted of 500 soldiers from the 22nd division alongwith arms and other supplies.
Maungdaw is currently besieged by the AA fighters fromthe inland side with just one route accessible from Naf river in the west. Sothe junta is using the river to transport reinforcements and militaryequipment.
They sent soldiers along with weapons, food and fuelto Maungdaw at least four times through Kanyin Chaung economic zone in Marchand April and reinforcements continued on 15 May.