About 100 regime soldiers surrender in Maungdaw Twsp

By Admin 27 Mar 2024

DMG Newsroom
27 March 2024, Maungdaw

Some 100 junta soldiers from the Tamanthar police outpost in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, surrendered to the Arakan Army (AA) on March 25, the ethnic armed group said in a statement.

Around 100 junta soldiers from the Tamanthar police outpost surrendered to the AA following the ethnic Arakanese armed group’s assault. The AA also seized a haul of weapons and other military equipment, the statement added.

In a March 24 statement, the AA said during its attack, at least 20 regime soldiers attempting to escape the Tamanthar police outpost were killed.

Thousands of junta soldiers and their family members have surrendered in Arakan State and neighbouring Chin State’s Paletwa Township during the latest fighting, which began in November. Those who surrendered are being well cared for in accordance with the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, the AA has said.

Fierce fighting has been ongoing in Arakan State since renewed conflict broke out on November 13, with the AA seizing hundreds of military camps and Border Guard Force (BGF) outposts.

To date, the AA has seized eight towns in Arakan State — Rathedaung, Ponnagyun, Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U, Minbya, Myebon, Pauktaw and Ramree — and Paletwa in neighbouring Chin State.