Arakan Army captures junta camp in advance toward key military sites in Bago Region

The Arakan Army (AA) announced on 27 January that it had successfully seized the Moehtitaung junta camp, a key outpost located on the Rakhine Yoma mountain range near the Rakhine State-Bago Region border.

The capture followed a five-day offensive launched by the AA and its allied forces, culminating in the camp’s fall on 26 January after the intense battle of Taung Pong Gyi. According to CDM Captain Zin Yaw, Moehtitaung was not a permanent military base, but a defensive outpost positioned at the entrance to Bago Region.