Arakan Army detains regime troops in Kyaukphyu Township of Rakhine State

Sources on the frontline in Arakan State told DVB that the Arakan Army (AA) detained several regime troops, including a high-ranking officer, after it seized a military outpost in Mintat Taung village in Kyaukphyu Township on Friday. The port town of Kyaukphyu is located 317 miles (510 km) south of the state capital Sittwe. 

“The regime is in retreat in Kyaukphyu,” a source told DVB on the condition of anonymity. Kyaukphyu serves as a strategic hub town for Chinese-funded infrastructure projects, including oil and gas pipelines, electrical power facilities, and transportation networks.

Fighting between the AA and regime forces took place in Kyaukphyu’s Pyaingseke village, considered an “entry gate” to Police Battalion 32, on Friday, another source in Arakan told DVB on the condition of anonymity.