The anti-junta army, the Arakan Army has ravaged the border with Bangladesh, racking up multiple wins and capturing junta bases. Now, the junta is barely holding on in Rakhine State’s Maungdaw region. Recent engagements saw the junta lose 200 soldiers, including their regional commander, Colonel Tayzar Htay.
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Excerpt from www.irrawaddy.com
Myanmar’s Military is Nearing Annihilation on Border With Bangladesh
The Arakan Army has captured 10 more junta camps in Rakhine State’s Maungdaw in less than two weeks, killing about 200 junta troops including a strategic commander during battles to capture the township, the ethnic army said.
The ethnic army has targeted junta military camps and border guard police positions in the township’s south after seizing northern Maungdaw last month.
It launched a large-scale attack on Maungdaw town in late May following its capture of Buthidaung town. Both towns are located in northeastern Rakhine State near its border with Bangladesh. The people who live in the area are predominantly Rohingya.
In an announcement on Friday, the Arakan Army said it has seized four more junta camps this week, including the Mawyawaddy tactical command base and Na Khaung To camp on Thursday.
During the battles, its forces killed Colonel Tayzar Htay, strategic commander of Mawyawaddy, and about 200 junta troops.
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