AA surrounds Nat Ye Kan base in Magway Region, cutting off all supply routes to junta troops

Mizzima

The Arakan Army (AA) and its allied forces have nearly encircled the junta’s strategic Nat Ye Kan mountain base along the Ann–Padan road in Ngape Township, Magway Region, effectively cutting off all communication and supply routes, according to military sources.

Following the seizure of Fighter Hill and the Goke Gyi outpost in early October, the AA has now blocked the line of communication (LOC) for Nat Ye Kan, a critical stronghold used by the junta to launch offensives toward the Padan front from the Rakhine Mountain Range, said Captain Zin Yaw, a member of the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM).

“The junta troops remain stationed at Nat Ye Kan, but most of the surrounding area is under the AA’s control. The main supply and administrative routes from Goke Gyi and Fighter Hill near Pazi have been sealed off. Since those positions were captured, the junta’s communication lines have been almost entirely severed,” Captain Zin Yaw told Mizzima.

Although some reports have claimed that the entire base has fallen, local sources said fighting was still ongoing as of this morning, with the junta resorting to airstrikes to defend the camp and attempt to recapture lost positions.

“The AA is extremely close to taking full control of Nat Ye Kan hill, but it hasn’t been confirmed yet. With supply routes blocked, the junta can only send rations and ammunition by air, and troops inside are reportedly running short on food,” a local military source said.