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More than 80 junta soldiers fled into India’s Mizoram state during an Arakan Army (AA) attack on the regime’s Point 377 outpost in Chin State’s Paletwa Township on Friday.
30 Dec 2023
DMG Newsroom
30 December 2023, Paletwa
More than 80 junta soldiers fled into India’s Mizoram state during an Arakan Army (AA) attack on the regime’s Point 377 outpost in Chin State’s Paletwa Township on Friday.
The AA seized the Point 377 base, located along the Myanmar-India border, and during the AA assault some 80 junta soldiers fled into India, seeking shelter from Indian police at Tuisen village in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district.
“We heard from sources on the ground that Myanmar military soldiers from Point 377 fled into Mizoram. I heard over 80 soldiers crossed the border into India,” said a resident of Paletwa Town.
Seventy-three junta soldiers arrived on the India side of the border at around 11 a.m. on December 29, and 10 more arrived at 6 p.m., said another source.
The AA has said it is pursuing junta soldiers that fled Point 377. The ethnic armed group has guaranteed safety and reunion with families for junta soldiers that surrender.
The AA has seized a total of 19 junta outposts including Taron Eain, Nonebu, and Khawe tactical command bases, Myeikwa, Lamwitaung, Point 391, 353, 129, 159, 377 in Paletwa Township, where fighting continues to rage.
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