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DMG Newsroom 2 June 2026, Sittwe Clashes between junta troops and the Arakan Army (AA) have intensified near the Regional Operations Command in Sittwe Township, Arakan State, with the military carrying out heavy artillery attacks and airstrikes, according to local sources. The fighting is taking place near Gantgawkyun, Wahbo, and Tawkan villages along the border of Ponnagyun and Sittwe townships, areas located close to the Regional Operations Command. “Recently, intense fight

DMG Newsroom 2 June 2026, Saw, Magway Region A 200-strong junta contingent has entered Saw Town in Magway Region and is reportedly arresting local residents, according to ground sources. A 500-strong junta column departed from Artillery Battalion No. 368 via Kangyi Village on 28 May, deploying forces along the Kangyi-Saw Road section. On the afternoon of 31 May, around 200 troops advanced into Saw Town. “We learned that the regime advanced with about 500 troops from the Kangy

During the two-month period from April 1 to May 31, 2026, a total of 57 innocent civilians were killed and injured in Arakan due to the heavy artillery fire and bombardment by the Military Commission. This information was officially released yesterday, June 1, by the Arakan Responders for Emergency (ARE). According to data collected through accessible means by the Arakan Responders for Emergency (ARE), the Military Commission’s airstrikes, heavy artillery fire from naval vess

Two displaced civilians were killed and at least five others sustained injuries after the Military Commission launched airstrikes yesterday, June 1, targeting several locations sheltering internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ramree and Toungup townships of the Arakan. At around 9:30 PM yesterday, June 1, the Myanmar Military Commission deployed two jet fighters to drop four bombs on the Kyaung Cha Twin IDP camp in Ramree Township. The attack resulted in the immediate death

Junta troops and allied Pyusawhti militia entered Htinchaung Village in Mindat Township, Chin State, on May 30, burning down homes and a monastery. The village, about 10 miles south of Mindat Town, the township seat, was left in ruins after the attack. Regime soldiers and allied militia members are currently deployed in the village, at a nearby bridge, at crossroads connecting surrounding villages, and on a hill overlooking the area. On May 29, junta reconnaissance units left

Khaing Lu Hla (Roma Mray) — Two residents of Kyaukphyu in Rakhine State remain imprisoned despite completing their prison sentences and passing their scheduled release dates, according to local reports. The individuals have been identified as U Maung Mae, 68, from Kyaukphyu’s Central Ward, and U Kyaw Hla Aung, from the Zedi Taung Ward. The military arrested U Maung Mae and another resident, U Mya Win, 48, on November 24, 2023. The Sittwe Township Court subsequently convicted