“Boats carrying rice bags and other goods were also seized,” said a family member of one of the detainees.

A clash broke out between the military and the Arakan Army near Thetkyar Manaung Pagoda in Mrauk-U on December 13 after the ethnic armed group ambushed junta troops near Ngwetaungpauk Bridge on December 6.

Bereaved families can’t afford to either hire vehicles for funeral parties or find vehicles to hire due to fuel shortages. Fuel is also short in supply to run crematoriums.

A clash between the military and Arakan Army (AA) broke out near the Danyawaddy naval base in the Thitpoketaung area of Kyaukphyu, Arakan State, at about 8 a.m. on Friday.

The Arakan Army (AA) reportedly launched an offensive on a Border Guard Force (BGF) outpost near Kyunpauk Village, part of Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township, on Thursday evening.

The balanced transition from Operation 1027 to a nationwide operation is pleasing to the people and revolutionaries, according to the alliance statement.

The Arakan Army (AA) has cut off a military attempt to send reinforcements to Arakan State’s Pauktaw, where fighting has been ongoing for one month, 

The regime reportedly arrested at least 20 residents, including an officer from the General Administration Department (GAD), philanthropists and businessmen, in Mon State and charged the accused under the Counterterrorism Law in December.

Five unexploded artillery shells fired by junta troops were found near Mt. Myo Oo Gaung, Yadanar Manaung Pagoda, Yatanarpon Ward and Shwe Kyar Thein Monastery in Mrauk-U.

Apack of Blue brand sanitary pads that previously cost K800 now sell for more than K3,000 amid a supply shortage. 

Southern Arakan State experienced no hostilities during previous fighting between the military and Arakan Army.

Junta troops have planted mines on a widely used public road linking Taung Yin Ward and Aung Zedi Village in Kyaukphyu Township, creating fear among local residents.

Homes in Panthee Ward and Ward-3 in Arakan State’s Pauktaw, where fighting between the military and Arakan Army (AA) is intensifying, were seen burning at about 1 p.m. on Thursday, locals said.

Thirty-one locals selling vegetables, fish and prawn at different locations in Kyaukphyu, and two ferry boatmen were arrested on December 18 and 19 for violating a ban on people entering or leaving the town.

Junta troops have blockaded Kazu Kaing, Jeit Chaung and Swe Chaung villages in Ann Township and Lithon village in Myebon Township, according to residents.

With junta battalions in Arakan State’s Maungdaw and Buthidaung townships firing artillery daily, local residents have expressed concerns for their safety.

Thousands of children are losing access to schooling due to fighting between the Brotherhood Alliance and junta troops that has been going on for nearly two months.

U Zaw Win Myint, a former candidate representing the National League for Democracy (NLD) from Ann, Arakan State, has reportedly been detained by Myanmar’s military regime.

Myanmar’s military regime has extended its ban on fishing, docking and sea transport in the sea adjacent to Kyaukphyu town, the site of the majority of foreign investments in Arakan State.