Fierce fighting continued in Rakhine State on Friday, amid reports of hundreds of homes being destroyed by junta attacks on villages near the state capital Sittwe and the port town of Kyaukphyu.In Wabo, a village about five miles north of Sittwe, a relentless assault by regime forces that began on Thursday burned at least 35 houses to the ground, according to a local resident.“There was heavy artillery fire all through the day yesterday, and then from evening until this morning,” the resident said, speaking to Myanmar Now on Friday.In Kyaukphyu Township, junta drone strikes had an even more devastating impact on U Gine, a village about four miles southwest of the Dhanyawadi Naval Base.No casualties were reported in either location, however, as residents of both areas had fled to avoid the hostilities.Meanwhile, the Arakan Army (AA), which now controls most of Rakhine State, has been. . .
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