Regime deploys thousands of troops to Kyaukphyu battle

By Admin 26 Sep 2025

DMG Newsroom

26 September 2025, Kyaukphyu

Myanmar's military regime has deployed thousands of troops to battalion headquarters and other strategic positions in the ongoing, eight-month-long battle for control of Kyaukphyu in Arakan State, where it is involved in active hostilities with the Arakan Army (AA).

The military regime has deployed hundreds of troops to the No. 32 police battalion, the most active and intense area of fighting, with over 1,000 troops at the Danyawadi naval base and on Mala Island, home to a Chinese-owned Onshore Gas Treatment (OGT) plant.

"The battalions near Kyaukphyu have been sent to the front lines with almost no personnel. If you add the recruits sent by warships and the junta soldiers from the base battalions, the military will have more than 2,000 on the front lines," a source close to the military regime told DMG.

Those familiar with the situation on the ground say the regime is mainly using the sea to replenish its military forces, including weapons and ammunition, via warships.

Locals say the military regime is continuing to launch offensives against the Arakan Army, and despite suffering heavy losses, has been able to replenish its forces.

Locals monitoring the military in Kyaukphyu say the Arakan Army needs to block the Danyawadi naval base and warships.

"If 200 junta soldiers die in front, 500 more will be added. Warships and ammunition are constantly coming in. As long as the Arakan Army cannot cut off that route, it will be difficult to capture Kyaukphyu. It is not possible for the Arakan Army to capture Kyaukphyu and it will take a long time," said a local man from Kyaukphyu who is familiar with the military situation on the ground.

The military regime also transported at least four tanks, along with hundreds of soldiers, to the Danyawadi naval base and No. 34 Light Infantry Battalion in late July. The Arakan Army launched an offensive to capture the No. 32 police battalion in the first week of June, but was forced to retreat after the regime launched heavy air and naval counterattacks, as well as calling in additional ground reinforcements.

"The military regime has been trying to expand its territory by forcing soldiers to die," said another local man in Kyaukphyu familiar with the military situation on the ground. "The Arakan Army has been able to repel any incoming troops, but there are currently few offensives."

The Arakan Army is said to be in control of Mintattaung, Hnanphetaung and Kandee villages, about 1 mile from the No. 32 police battalion; Kularbar Village, about 2 miles from the OGT factory; and Pyarte and Thaphankhar villages, about 3 miles from the Danyawadi naval base.

The military regime has been conducting offensives against these areas controlled by the Arakan Army w,ith artillery from warships and aerial support. On September 24, clashes broke out near Pyarte, Thaphankhar, Mintattaung and Kularbar villages.

Military observers say the regime is mounting a desperate defence of Kyaukphyu due largely to its substantial Chinese investments in the area.