Brig-Gen Kaung Myat, commander of the Myanmar regime's No. 5 Military Operations Command (MOC) in Taungup, Arakan State, and about 20 junta soldiers have reportedly fled the battlefield using political prisoners as human shields.

The AA delegation was led by AA deputy chief Dr. Nyo Twan Awng. Neither side has released details about the meeting, and DMG was unable to reach AA spokesman U Khaing Thukha.

Internally displaced people (IDPs) taking shelter in Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township are struggling to find a new place to stay after they were told by their landlords to vacate by the end of this month.

Junta boss Min Aung Hlaing has called for continuous training “to fully utilise the capabilities of warplanes, gunships and their weapon systems” as his regime continues its ruthless air campaign against civilian populations in Myanmar.

Junta soldiers abducted seven youths from a monastery in Kandi Village, near the Kyaukphyu-Yangon road, on December 13.

The AA is ramping up an offensive against the military to take control of Gwa Town, with the regime fiercely defending its positions against the ethnic armed group's attacks with army, navy and aerial support.

Junta boss Min Aung Hlaing has called on the Three Brotherhood Alliance, which includes the Arakkha Army (AA), to “abandon the armed path and get on the right path.”

The Arakkha Army (AA) says it has taken control of the entirety of Taungup Township after capturing the Myanmar regime's No. 5 Military Operations Command (MOC), the last-standing of the three MOCs based in Arakan State, on December 14.

There were 1,517 attacks against healthcare since the coup, and a total of 333 healthcare facilities were destroyed, according to the UNOCHA report.

Children taking refuge at displacement camps have lost access to education, while air and artillery strikes and malnourishment are taking a heavy toll on their physical and mental well-being.

With the ongoing military conflict in Arakan State, medicine shortages have never been more acute, and the risk of infectious diseases such as malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (TB) is a growing concern.

Fierce fighting continues in Taungup Township as the Arakkha Army (AA) is focused on capturing the Myanmar regime's No. 5 Military Operations Command (MOC), the last-standing of the three MOCs based in Arakan State.

The Arakkha Army (AA) has begun the battle for control of Gwa Town by attacking the military’s Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) No. 563, according to sources close to the ethnic armed group.

Members of Muslim communities told DMG that ANDF has around 50 members. It was formed in October and led by former Rohingya Solidarity Organization (RSO) leader Dr. Enik.

The junta boss also urged them to be obedient and disciplined, saying “Only obedient and disciplined followers can develop into competent leaders.”

Anti-regime groups such as the Student Armed Force (SAF), Asho Chin Defense Force (ACDF), and People's Revolutionary Alliance (PRA-Magwe) are active in the Arakan Mountains on the Arakan-Magwe border.

"Landmines are planted in the forests in our area. Many people were killed or injured in landmine blasts. Locals are facing livelihood hardships as they dare not go out of their homes," said a youth in Kyaukphyu.

A resident was injured after a junta soldier fleeing Border Guard Force Battalion No. 5 threw a grenade at villagers near the lake in front of Maungdaw Township's Kanthayar Village on Thursday evening.

The AA has seized control of Ramree, Sanae and Maei towns, which are close to Kyaukphyu, home to a China-backed special economic zone, deep-sea port project and twin oil and gas pipelines.