Naung Min
Thu, Narinjara News, 24 June 2024
The World
Food Program (WFP) rice warehouse near Wai Thar Li village under Maungdaw
township, located on the western border of Arakan State, was looted and
deliberately set on fire by junta soldiers, said local eyewitnesses.
A group of
soldiers belonging to the 2nd border guard police battalion (Na Kha Kha- 2) retreated after an
attack by the AA fighters and on their retreat they set the WFP warehouse on
fire.
"The
junta soldiers looted most of the rice grains from the warehouse and later
burned down the entire village. Na KhaKha-2 personnel even sold many bags of rice,"
said a resident.
The Arakha
Army (AA) captured the headquarters of Na Kha Kha-2 in 4-mile
during the early hours of 23 June.
"After
an intense fighting, the AA fighters captured both Na Kha Kha-2 and NaKhaKha-5 bases in Maungdaw. When the junta soldiers
retreated from Na KhaKha-2, they set
many houses on fire in 4-mile area,” added the resident.
The residents
informed that the soldiers targeted the houses belonging to both Arakanese and
Muslim residents as well as to the WFP warehouse. (Photo: Maungdaw's WFP warehouses)