Fifty towns have fallen across the country since the launch of Operation 1027, and the AA has seized the largest number of towns among the anti-regime armed groups.

A junta jet fighter bombed positions near Dawmya Village, part of Arakan State’s Thandwe Township, at around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, according to residents.

Twenty-two Muslim residents were killed and 29 injured in a junta bombing raid on Thardar Village in Arakan State’s Minbya Township on Monday, the Arakan Army (AA) said. Half of the victims killed were children.

The Palaung State Liberation Front/Ta’ang National Liberation Army (PSLF/TNLA) has warned of harsh punitive action against administrators that help conscript for the Myanmar military.

The Sittwe Township Court sentenced Daw Nyo Aye to two years in prison Section 505(b) of the Penal Code during a hearing on March 18.

Myanmar’s military regime has threatened to deport Muslims who fled the Kyauktalone IDP camp in Arakan State’s Kyaukphyu Township last month to avoid conscription, according to Muslims fleeing the camp.

A mortar shell fired by the No. 9 Military Operations Command fell and exploded in Thayettapin Village, killing U Saw Hla Tun, 52, on the spot, said local residents.

Five civilians were killed and 10 others injured by junta air and artillery strikes in Arakan State in the two days from January 15-16 as fighting escalated between junta troops and the Arakan Army (AA).

“Two warplanes dropped bombs until around 9 p.m. Villagers have fled,” said a resident. DMG is still trying to find out the extent of damage to civilian property.

The Arakan Army (AA) reportedly launched an assault on the No. 9 Military Operations Command based in Kyauktaw, Arakan State, at about 6 a.m. on January 17.

As fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA) escalates in northern Arakan State, the regime is heavily reinforcing its bases in southern Arakan State.

A junta airstrike on Chin State’s Paletwa town and nearby areas killed four people and injured three others on January 15, one day after the Arakan Army (AA) claimed to have taken control of the entire Paletwa area.

The Arakan Army (AA) seized a military artillery regiment and some tactical command bases in Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U and Rathedaung townships in Arakan State on January 12 and 14, the ethnic armed group said in a statement.

The AA attacked the Mount Manyin outpost on Monday morning. After a few minutes of fighting, over 120 junta soldiers surrendered, and some 50 others fled to Buthidaung with their arms, according to a source.

The emptied village was home to 2,000 people across 400 households. Baung Dwet Village was deserted during the previous fighting in 2019.

The Myanmar Navy warship in the Laymyo River fired into Kyaryepyin Village on the afternoon of January 14, injuring three young men and an elderly man.

The Arakan Army (AA) is currently attacking junta positions in Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U, Minbya, Pauktaw and Rathedaung townships, and the regime is defending with air and artillery support as well as using warships.

Regime soldiers set fire to homes in Tawkan Village, part of Arakan State’s Sittwe Township, at about 9 a.m. on January 15, the Arakan Army said.

Arakan Army (AA) chief Major-General Twan Mrat Naing has warned junta soldiers to surrender early if they don’t want to get injured or killed.