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On 14 November, the junta had already abandoned around 40 outposts in Rakhine state after attacks by the Arakan Army, but few came under their immediate control. [16] Dozens of Myanmar security officers surrendered to the Arakan Army the following day.
By early June 2024, only five outposts on the border with Bangladesh remained under the control of the junta, as the Arakan Army captured the Border Guard Station No. 6 in Inn Din village on 6 June. [ 354 ] 28 more soldiers of the Tatmadaw fled to Bangladesh and were handed over to the Border Guard Bangladesh on 11 June after escaping from the ...
The first fighting in Rakhine since the operation began took place in Rathedaung and Minbya townships, breaking an informal ceasefire that had been in place in the region and marking the beginning of the Rakhine Offensive. The AA reported that it had seized outposts and arrested some officers. [126]
The AA is now bearing down on the border town of Maungdaw, also home to a large Rohingya population, that the Myanmar junta will likely attempt to hold, raising the spectre of more serious violence.
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These clashes escalated throughout August to November, with 100 battles occurring in nine Rakhine townships. [28] Thirty-six Tatmadaw outposts were destroyed, thirty-one of which were in northern Maungdaw. [28] The Tatmadaw launched a counteroffensive in November, but with major civilian casualties. A truce was signed on November 26. [28]
During the 2016–17 Northern Rakhine State clashes, three police stations in Buthidaung were reportedly surrounded by Rohingya insurgents. [3] As a result of the clashes in Buthidaung and much of the surrounding area, many Rohingyas have left their homes. [4] On May 18, 2024, the town was captured by the Arakan Army during its Rakhine State ...
A rebel group in Myanmar’s northern state of Kachin said its troops on Thursday attacked more than 10 army outposts along the main road to the state capital of Myitkyina, increasing the pressure ...