Locals in Arakan State face food shortages amid livelihood hardships, rising commodity prices, scarcity of jobs and junta blockades.

Pu B Shyam, joint secretary for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, was quoted by Khonumthung Media Group as saying so during a meeting with the Mizoram state government minister of power and electricity Pu F. Rodingliana on September 12.

The Myanmar junta, which continues to lose bases and towns to the AA, is currently carrying out airstrikes on AA-controlled areas and public gatherings in Arakan State, and civilian casualties are mounting.

The AA said it will take action against corrupt officers and administrative staff who are misusing their powers and public resources.

Junta soldiers arrested dozens of local residents from Oh Tan, Mizan and Shwepyar wards in Sittwe at around 2 p.m. on September 13 on the pretext of having conducted overnight guest checks.

Many of the victims have been women and children. Regime airstrikes and artillery attacks killed 73 children and injured 186. Meanwhile, 127 women were killed and 315 women were wounded in those attacks.

Gwa Township residents are facing the shortages as the regime has banned the transportation of food and commodities from Ayeyarwady Region into the area.

Although some of those people were released after negotiating with the relevant authorities, there are also many who have been charged under Malaysian immigration law.

Junta officials and village in-charges collected extortion money ranging from K5,000 to K30,000 from Muslim IDP camps and villages in Sittwe Township, locals told DMG.

The junta set up two more security checkpoints in Bumay and Thelchaung villages and has tightened security checks on Muslims there.

In a video clip released on September 11, Khaing Aung Naing from the ALP’s Organizing Department said that ALP members are protecting people’s lives and arresting looters.

Regime airstrikes across five townships in northern Shan State and three townships in Arakan State reportedly killed some 90 prisoners of war (POWs) and wounded at least 30 others in recent days.

Gang theft, looting and robbery are on the rise in Taungup, Arakan State, which remains under the control of Myanmar's military regime, according to local residents.

The AA clashed with the military near Meewa Village and Mt. Taungshae in March 2020, with those hostilities spanning more than 40 days.

The regime has been responding to the AA effort to seize Maungdaw with aerial support and fighting between the military and AA continued to escalate on Wednesday, according to a local source.

Fighting between Myanmar's military regime and the Arakkha Army (AA) has escalated in Gwa Township, Arakan State, after the ethnic armed group seized control of Thandwe Township last month.

Myanmar's military regime, which is being defeated militarily across the country, is carrying out terrorist attacks and airstrikes on civilian areas, killing pregnant women, children and other innocent civilians every day.

Communities in conflict-affected areas face severe challenges accessing healthcare, sanitation, clean water, food, and shelter, the ICRC said in a statement released on Tuesday.

All four are from Gone Chun Village in Kyaukphyu Township, and they were arrested on the creek bank opposite Gone Chun Village on Sunday after crossing the Hlay Kyaung Creek.