Thinzar New, Narinjara News, 17 June 2024

The Arakan Army (AA) confronted a military juntacolumn near the Dhanyawadi naval base in Kyaukphyu township of Arakan Stateresulting in a four-hour long battle, said the local residents.

A military source informed  Narinjara News thatthe AA fighters faced nearly 100 troops, including junta forces and militarytrained armed Muslims, as they came for military operations near Thit PokeTaung, around one mile away from the Dhanyawadi naval base.

Many soldiers are reportedly killed in the battle.Soon after the casualties, the 32nd police battalion in Kyaukphyu and thejunta's artillery base at Hnan Phe Taung launched artillery shelling and dronebomb attacks over the targeted villages.

A female resident informed that many villagers fledfrom their places to escape drone attacks.

The villages like Khan Ti, Mi Kyaung Tet, Zai Chaung,Tai Chaung etc witnessed the frightened residents leaving their houses.

Recently, a delegation of Chinese diplomats visitedKyaukphyu, the hub of Chinese gas & oil pipeline projects, to study theground situation. They tried to  assess the situation after the AAoffensives in those areas where the Chinese projects are located and where theMyanmar military earns one billion US dollars every year.