The Junta is urgently strengthening its defences in Sittwe, Maungdaw, and other southern Rakhine State townships to resist the anticipated Arakan Army (AA) offensive. Local sources report that the Junta is also bolstering defensive measures in Kyaukphyu, Thandwe, Taungup, Manaung, Gwa, and Ann Townships. Fearing an AA offensive,police battalions and Junta troops have been
Myanmar government staff are packing up and moving out of Thandwe and Ngapali towns in southern Rakhine State as fierce fighting between regime and the Arakan Army troops intensifies.
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