- Myanmar
Arakan Army attacks junta naval base near Chinese investment projects
The site is in the same area as the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone and the starting point of oil and gas pipelines running across Myanmar to China
- Myanmar
Civilians injured by junta artillery in Mrauk-U clashes between military, Arakan Army
The military retaliated against an AA attack on a base and a police station by shelling the surrounding area
- Myanmar
Former NLD candidate targeted in wave of arbitrary arrests by junta in Kyaukphyu, Rakhine State
Locals say ‘no one feels secure,’ as the Myanmar military isolates the town by ground and sea amid intensifying clashes with the Arakan Army in the region
- Myanmar
Junta shuts down Rakhine coastal waterways after fighting on Ramree Island
The military-controlled general administration department ordered the closures following clashes between the Arakan Army and junta forces near the starting point of a pipeline used to pump oil and gas to China
- Myanmar
Sittwe residents flee as fighting intensifies near Rakhine State capital
The sound of heavy artillery fire and attacks on nearby villages, as well as junta efforts to tighten control over the city, have prompted many Sittwe residents to leave