Eleven civilians including children were killed and 10 others injured by junta artillery fire and airstrikes in Arakan State’s Mrauk-U Township over the three days from December 24-26.

Operation 1027, an offensive launched by the Brotherhood Alliance against Myanmar’s military regime, turned two months old on Wednesday.

Three local people in Ceditaung Village, part of Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township, were reportedly injured in a junta artillery strike on Wednesday morning.

The Arakan Army (AA) seized the district police station in Mrauk-U, Arakan State, at about 9 p.m. on December 26, the Three Brotherhood Alliance said in a statement.

The Arakan Army (AA) has vowed to retaliate against Myanmar’s military regime for air and artillery strikes that have damaged the invaluable cultural and historical heritage of the Arakanese people.

Fighting between the military and the Arakan Army (AA) intensified after the ethnic armed group launched an attack on a junta tactical command base near Tinma Village in Kyauktaw Township, 

Departments running the junta’s administration including township General Administration Departments, municipal offices and the court system have been closed due to security concerns.

Fighting between the military and Arakan Army (AA) is escalating in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State, after the ethnic armed group attacked junta outposts near Letwe Sartaik Village on the Ponnagyun-Rathedaung road on December 25.

An ethnic Chin man in Minbya, Arakan State, was severely injured on Monday in a landmine blast, losing both his legs, according to local residents.

Phone and mobile internet access has been cut off in many Arakan State townships following the resumption of hostilities between junta troops and the Arakan Army (AA) last month, with people lacking access to information as a result.

A junta jet fighter reportedly bombed the town of Ramree in southern Arakan State on December 25 without there being any fighting in the area.

Three locals were killed and six others were injured when the regime shelled Mrauk-U, Arakan State, on December 24 following fighting with the Arakan Army (AA).

Four regime soldiers were wounded in a clash with the Arakan Army (AA) near Sanae town, part of Arakan State’s Kyaukphyu Township, on Saturday, the Three Brotherhood Alliance said in a statement.

A local woman in Pyinhla, part of Arakan State’s Ponnagyun Township, was injured in a drone attack launched by the military at around 1 p.m. on Saturday.

The Arakan Army (AA) has been attempting to seize a junta camp near Myeikwa Village in Paletwa Township, Chin State, the Three Brotherhood Alliance said in a statement on December 22.

The Myanmar military has been depleted as nationwide resistance efforts continue to escalate, with the regime’s ability to control its territory under threat, according to BNI-Myanmar Peace Monitor.

Regime soldiers set fire to several homes in Kyaungnabay Village, Maungdaw Township, on Friday following a clash with the Arakan Army (AA) near the village.

Journalists have welcomed the establishment of the Independent Press Council Myanmar (IPCM), which is made up of representatives from media agencies at home and abroad.

A 50-strong military contingent raided Tapyaw Village in Taungup Township at about 6 p.m. on December 22, detaining 10 residents and releasing seven detainees later.