The Arakkha Army (AA) reportedly took complete control of two military camps on the Maungdaw-Buthidaung road in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, on April 30.

Cases of malaria and diarrheal diseases are being reported in some villages of Tawphyarchaung, a remote area in Arakan State’s Ponnagyun Township, where there are even reports of deaths due to lack of medicine.

The junta airstrikes and artillery attacks caused 85 civilian casualties in Arakan State in April and the death toll could be higher on the ground.

A local woman was killed after an artillery shell fired by the military’s Light Infantry Battalion No. 234 fell and exploded in Donechaung Village, part of Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township,

Anti-regime forces occupied 52 towns across Myanmar during Operation 1027, with the Brotherhood Alliance occupying 28 towns in northern Shan State and Arakan State.

The AA has been attacking junta positions in Ann Township, where the Myanmar military’s Western Command headquarters is based, since March 24.

According to the BNI report, the fighting has been fiercest in Arakan and Kachin states and Sagaing Region since China brokered a ceasefire between the regime and the Brotherhood Alliance in northern Shan State.

Medicine shortages have been reported in Thandwe Township, where fighting between the military and Arakkha Army (AA) is escalating, due to the junta blockades of land and water routes, locals said.

At least 10 civilians were reportedly injured in a junta airstrike on Minbya town, Arakan State, at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday.

Fighting between the regime and the Arakkha Army (AA) in Arakan State’s Thandwe Township has brought the Tha Htay Chaung hydropower dam project to a sudden halt, according to residents.

The AA is using artillery and drones to attack junta battalions there, and the regime is using artillery and warplanes to defend against the AA onslaught.

Dozens of civilians were killed by the armed conflicts between Myanmar’s military regime and resistance forces during the period from April 10 to 23, BNI-Myanmar Peace Monitor said in a recent report.

Many rural villagers and displaced people in Arakan State’s Ponnagyun Township are suffering from diarrhea and skin problems due to unclean water.

Two civilians were injured on Sunday when an artillery shell fired by a Myanmar military regiment fell and exploded in Mellatmaung Village, part of Arakan State’s Ann Township, according to local residents.

Access to healthcare services has been severely curtailed in Arakan State due to a shortage of medicines and travel restrictions during the ongoing fighting.

The AA said Muslim terrorist groups have been attacking it either separately or in cooperation with junta troops.

Thousands of local people have been displaced by recent fighting between the Myanmar military and Arakkha Army (AA) in Thandwe Township, Arakan State, according to residents.

The Arakkha Army (AA) reportedly took control of the military’s Tawhein tactical command base near Kazukaing Village in Ann Township on Saturday.

Fighting between the military and Arakkha Army (AA) is escalating as the AA has ramped up offensive attacks on the military in an effort to completely seize the Buthidaung-based No. 15 Military Operations Command,