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- October 21, 2024
Lu Htet Naing, Narinjara
News, 13 June 2024
The Arakan Army (AA) has rescued over 400 residents from Gawt village in
Ngapali beach under Thandwe township of Arakan State amid the ongoing gun
fighting in the locality.
"The villagers were trapped due to the junta’s
airstrikes for many days. The AA fighters successfully rescued them and sent
them to AA controlled areas for necessary support,” said an individual
currently supporting the villagers.
"Many residents came forward supporting the
displaced families. The monks are providing food and other items to them. The
displaced villagers, who had to leave their houses, farms, fields and other
belongings, now prefer to go home,” added the individual.
In Shwe Hlay sub-township, which is now under AA’s
control, there are more than a thousand displaced persons hailing from
Daw Mya, Kyaung Kone, Pa Yit, Yae Kauk and Nat Taung Maw and Gawt villages.
On 7 June, the AA announced that their fighters
attacked a speedboat belonging to the junta soldiers, which sank near Gawt
mountain in the northern Ngapali beach.
The fighting areas spread around 2.6 and 6.5 km northwest of Ngapali (Ma Zin)
airport in Thandwe.
The AA fighters advanced to the airport and the junta soldiers continued
defending it with military support from the army, navy and air force personnel.