Fighting between the military and the Arakan Army (AA) intensified after the ethnic armed group launched an attack on a junta tactical command base near Tinma Village in Kyauktaw Township, 

Departments running the junta’s administration including township General Administration Departments, municipal offices and the court system have been closed due to security concerns.

Fighting between the military and Arakan Army (AA) is escalating in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State, after the ethnic armed group attacked junta outposts near Letwe Sartaik Village on the Ponnagyun-Rathedaung road on December 25.

An ethnic Chin man in Minbya, Arakan State, was severely injured on Monday in a landmine blast, losing both his legs, according to local residents.

Phone and mobile internet access has been cut off in many Arakan State townships following the resumption of hostilities between junta troops and the Arakan Army (AA) last month, with people lacking access to information as a result.

A junta jet fighter reportedly bombed the town of Ramree in southern Arakan State on December 25 without there being any fighting in the area.

Three locals were killed and six others were injured when the regime shelled Mrauk-U, Arakan State, on December 24 following fighting with the Arakan Army (AA).

Four regime soldiers were wounded in a clash with the Arakan Army (AA) near Sanae town, part of Arakan State’s Kyaukphyu Township, on Saturday, the Three Brotherhood Alliance said in a statement.

A local woman in Pyinhla, part of Arakan State’s Ponnagyun Township, was injured in a drone attack launched by the military at around 1 p.m. on Saturday.

The Arakan Army (AA) has been attempting to seize a junta camp near Myeikwa Village in Paletwa Township, Chin State, the Three Brotherhood Alliance said in a statement on December 22.

The Myanmar military has been depleted as nationwide resistance efforts continue to escalate, with the regime’s ability to control its territory under threat, according to BNI-Myanmar Peace Monitor.

Regime soldiers set fire to several homes in Kyaungnabay Village, Maungdaw Township, on Friday following a clash with the Arakan Army (AA) near the village.

Journalists have welcomed the establishment of the Independent Press Council Myanmar (IPCM), which is made up of representatives from media agencies at home and abroad.

A 50-strong military contingent raided Tapyaw Village in Taungup Township at about 6 p.m. on December 22, detaining 10 residents and releasing seven detainees later.

The regime’s administrative offices such as those for township General Administration Departments (GADs), municipalities and courts in the Arakan State towns of Ponnagyun, Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U and Minbya have reportedly been shuttered for security reasons.

About 10 members from a Border Guard Force (BGF) outpost near Koetankauk Village set fire to two paddy fields owned by two local men at about 3 p.m. on December 22.

UNICEF Myanmar said 12.1 million people in Myanmar are in need of primary healthcare services as the health system continues to grapple with multiple challenges.

Junta troops and the Arakan Army (AA) clashed near the Bawdhigon border guard police outpost in Arakan State’s Maungdaw Township on Friday morning.

“Boats carrying rice bags and other goods were also seized,” said a family member of one of the detainees.