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 Chin Brotherhood announced on September 25 that it would oppose the junta-organised election scheduled for December 28, saying it was illegally created without the will of the people.

Mudra, a female journalist with the Border News Agency (BNA) based in Maungdaw, Arakan State, who was detained by the Arakan Army's intelligence unit, had not been released as of the morning of September 26.

Locals from the border area report that the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) has increased restrictions on individuals attempting to transport goods from inside Bangladesh into Arakan State.

All departmental employees in Kyaukphyu, Arakan State, an island town still controlled by Myanmar's military regime, are reportedly being pressured to support the junta's actions and cooperate at any time.

A total of 659 migrant workers, including several Myanmar nationals, were arrested in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, in a single day.

Locals say the Arakan-Bangladesh border in northern Maungdaw Township is unsafe due to the activities of Muslim armed groups such as the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, Rohingya Solidarity Organisation and Arakan Rohingya Army.

Widespread conflict between the Myanmar military and non-state armed groups continues to drive near-daily civilian casualties and worsening protection concerns, leaving vulnerable communities increasingly exposed to violence and hardship, the statement added.

The Arakan-Bangladesh border trade has completely stopped amid tense relations between Bangladesh and the Arakan Army (AA) in recent days.

An ethnic Mro man from Gyitchaung Village, part of Arakan State’s Maungdaw Township, was severely injured in a landmine explosion while going to his farm on Wednesday afternoon.

Thousands of local residents in Hpakant Township, Kachin State, have been displaced in recent days due to intense clashes, junta airstrikes, and the arbitrary arrests and killings of civilians, according to local sources. Tens of thousands of Arakanese migrant workers are among those affected.

The Arakan Army (AA) on Sunday released 70 prisoners of war captured during the battles for control of Thandwe and Gwa in Arakan State.

Aid workers say that displaced people in Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan State, who were forced to flee their homes due to fighting between Myanmar's military regime and the Arakan Army are facing starvation due to a lack of aid.

The Border News Agency (BNA), a news outlet in Arakan State, has called for the release of female journalist Mudra, who was taken for questioning by the Arakan Army's intelligence unit.

The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), which had made repeated attempts to seize a border security camp in northern Maungdaw Township near the Arakan-Bangladesh border, fled into Bangladesh after being repelled by a counterattack from the Arakan Army (AA), according to locals and military sources close to the AA.

Political analysts say the ongoing fighting along the Arakan-Bangladesh border, along with military and political tensions, could pose obstacles and setbacks to the repatriation of Muslim refugees in Bangladesh.

Heavy fighting has continued for about a week between the Arakan Army (AA) and the Muslim armed group ARSA (Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army) along the Arakan-Bangladesh border in northern Maungdaw Township, with the AA reportedly reinforcing its troops and conducting clearance operations, according to local sources.

Intense daily combat is reported along the Arakan-Magway border as Myanmar military junta forces launch a major offensive to retake lost outposts on the Ann-Padan road mountain range in Ngaphe Township, Magway Region, according to military sources close to the Arakan Army (AA).

The Arakan Army (AA) announced on September 19 that the Muslim armed group ARSA has been abducting local civilians in Maungdaw Township, along the Arakan-Bangladesh border, and circulating photos and video files on social media portraying those detainees as captured AA members.