The AA said on Wednesday that it could rescue over 100 civilians including Buddhist monks, elderly persons, children, and pregnant women held hostage by the regime in Pauktaw town.

The regime carried out three bombing raids with MiG 35 helicopters and jet fighters around 10 a.m. on Wednesday. A jet fighter also strafed at Lawka Hteikpan Pagoda at around 12 noon.

The No. 12 security police force stationed near Settyoekya Jetty has repeatedly fired artillery into Sittwe Township since Tuesday at noon.

The man has been identified as U Kyaw Than Maung, 42. He was wounded by a mortar shell fired from a junta base housing the military’s tactical command in Rathedaung Township.

Daily wage earners in Arakan State are facing hardships as businesses and construction sites have shut down due to escalating fighting since November 13.

The AA told junta personnel to contact their nearest AA bases immediately and surrender “if they don’t want to die and want to see their families and relatives [again].”

AA fighters seized the two ferryboats docked at a jetty in Kyauktaw and took the two boats along the Kaladan River.

Myanmar’s military regime is reportedly attempting to arrest 13 local people including a ward administrator and a lawyer in Maungdaw, Arakan State, on suspicion of having ties to the Arakan Army (AA).

Fighting has continued in Paletwa Township, Chin State, after the Arakan Army (AA) launched attacks on two of the military’s strategic hilltop camps near Taronai Village.

At least 12 local people in Kyaukphyu have been detained since renewed hostilities between the military and Arakan Army (AA) in Arakan State.

The sounds of heavy weapon fire were heard in the Arakan State capital Sittwe at about 3 p.m. on Tuesday, according to residents.

Arakan State’s Mrauk-U Township effectively ran out of fuel on Tuesday due to junta-imposed travel restrictions, according to residents.

Fierce fighting between the military and Arakan Army (AA) has been ongoing in Pauktaw, Arakan State, since Tuesday afternoon, according to locals.

The chopper fired on farmlands near Minzichaung Village for 10 minutes without fighting or other provocation, and no casualties were reported, according to locals.

More than 600 educational employees took the examination on November 13 and concluded the exam on November 17, but have since been unable to return home.

A pharmacy owner in Minbya said: “We have run out of many medicines as people bought large amounts of medicines following the blockade. The remaining stocks will only last for a week at my pharmacy.”

Tens of thousands of residents have fled their homes in Sittwe, Pauktaw, Rathedaung, Ponnagyun and Minbya townships due to the junta’s indiscriminate artillery attacks and arbitrary arrests.

The Arakan Human Rights Defenders and Promoters Association demanded on Monday that civilians trapped in the fighting in Pauktaw town for five days be allowed to leave.

Meanwhile, an order issued by the junta-appointed Kyaukphyu Township administrator reads: “Unauthorised fishing, sailing and mooring along the river and shore adjacent to the town is prohibited.”