Junta soldiers who defected to the Arakan Army (AA) have said that Myanmar's military regime forced conscripts to fight on the front lines, and shot those who retreated.

Some internally displaced people (IDPs) taking shelter on Myay Ngu Island in Pauktaw Township, Arakan State, are reportedly unable to eat regular meals due to food shortages and are resorting to drinking rice water for sustenance.

Myanmar's military regime regained control of Nawnghkio, which was previously controlled by the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State, on the morning of July 16, according to local residents.

The Arakan Army (AA) said on July 15 that the military regime is making serious efforts to regain territory lost to revolutionary forces across Myanmar.

Ethnic Mro people in Arakan State who were forced to flee their homes due to fighting have now returned to their respective homes, but many are facing rehabilitation challenges.

The Myanmar military has recently been conducting raids in Yekyi Township, Ayeyarwady Region, resulting in intense fighting between the military and coalition anti-regime forces led by the Arakan Army (AA).

Locals say a man with HIV from Pyaing Taung Village in Arakan State's Pauktaw Township has died due to a shortage of antiretroviral drugs (ART).

Myanmar's military regime, which has lost large areas of territory across the country, has been launching counter-offensives against the revolutionary forces since late May, and has been increasing its offensive pace as the rainy season sets in.

Some among the poorest in Sittwe, Arakan State, which is still under the control of Myanmar's military regime, are reportedly committing suicide due to hunger.

The Arakan Army (AA) is accelerating implementation of health sector efforts to ensure that all people in Arakan State have full access to healthcare services.

A concrete rural road used by more than 10 villages in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, has been damaged for about a month, causing travel difficulties for local residents.

Traders and local authorities say that almost all trade activities between Arakan State and Bangladesh have come to a standstill as Bangladeshi authorities have imposed restrictions on border trade gates between Arakan State and Bangladesh.

This rainy season, internally displaced people (IDPs) across Arakan State are reportedly facing severe unemployment and food shortages.

Incessant rains since early June have caused flooding in Arakan State's Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U, Buthidaung, Maungdaw and Minbya townships, inundating tens of thousands of acres of farmland.

The military regime has reportedly been carrying out a series of arrests of civilians in townships in Yangon Region in recent days.

The military regime has banned the transportation of rice to Hpakant, Kachin State, resulting in a rice shortage in the jade mining town.

At least 23 of the armed groups that emerged following the 2021 military coup are supported by the Arakan Army (AA), according to a report by the Institute for Strategy and Policy - Myanmar (ISP - Myanmar).

Fighting is intensifying as joint forces led by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) have been attacking Waw Lay camp, one of the regime's three military outposts along the Thai-Myanmar border, since July 3, according to military sources.

An initiative is being expanded to provide free education to all school-age children in some townships controlled by the Arakan Army (AA) in Arakan State.