Junta forces in Kyaukphyu Township, Rakhine State, have launched heavy artillery strikes in recent days, forcing residents from some 10 villages near Chinese investment sites to flee to safer areas.
Despite no direct clashes with the Arakan Army (AA), junta forces at the Dhanyawadi and Ohn Kyi Kyun junta naval bases have launched heavy artillery and drone strikes, forcing residents from at least 10 villages to flee, a local resident told Myanmar Now.
"They're attacking to prevent people from staying in those villages,” the source said. “They're close to Kyaukphyu Town. They're targeting these villages thinking that the AA might use them as a base to advance on Kyaukphyu Town.”
While most residents of Kyaukphyu have fled to safer areas, about one-third of the town’s population remain trapped in the area, according to the same source.Clashes between the AA and Myanmar military have. . .
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