Naung Min Thu, Narinjara News, 7 June 2024

The Arakha Army (AA) has completely captured the InnDin 6th border guard police battalion on the Maungdaw-Ah Ngu Maw road in ArakanState, said reliable sources.

"There are casualties among the border guardpersonnel. Many of them also fled from the camp. Some surrendered with theirweapons. Most of them ran to the sea and some were caught. Now the AA fightersare conducting a clearance operation," added the source.

The Inn Din 6th border guard police battalion is asignificant military installation located in the southern part of Maungdaw.

The military base,  situated between Maungdaw andRathedaung townships, housed around 600 junta soldiers.

The AA fighters had however faced multiple airstrikesfrom jet fighters and naval artillery support.

"To prevent fall of the battalion, the junta'snavy in Inn Din sea continuously fired artillery shells. They also conductedairstrikes with jet fighters. However, the AA fighters managed tosucceed,"  said a resident.

After the AA fighters captured the junta's borderguard camps situated in south Maungdaw including three border guard camps nearKyauk Pan Du village and Jin Taw camp on 3 June, they launched an offensiveagainst Inn Din 6th border guard police battalion and Myin Hlut 9th borderguard police battalion. They succeeded in capturing the Inn Din policebattalion.

After the capture of Myin Hlut 9th border guard policebattalion in south Maungdaw, few bases like  Mawyawadi tactical operationcommand, 4th border guard police battalion, Area-7 Ah Lel Than Kyaw camp, etcwill remain to be targeted.

The AA commander-in-chief general Twan Mrat Naingrecently stated in a media interview that their fighters will simultaneouslylaunch offensives against all remaining battalions and headquarters of themilitary junta in the Arakan region.