Over 70 Myanmar junta troops killed in AA offensives near Ngape Township

Mizzima

More than 70 junta soldiers were killed in recent clashes near Ngape Township in Magwe Region, as Arakan Army (AA) forces launched a series of successful defensive and counter-offensive operations, the AA announced on 10 September.

The military junta has been attempting to regain control of territory along the Ayeyarwady-Rakhine and Magwe-Rakhine borders, deploying battalions under the Military Operations Command 17 (MOC 17). These include Light Infantry Battalions (LIB) 574, 569, 575, 577, 520, and 295, as well as units formed with newly trained conscripts.

According to the AA, junta forces conducted offensives in the Nat Yay Kan Kone area of Ngape Township – once on 4 September and twice on 7 September – but were pushed back with heavy casualties.

The AA stated that it inflicted significant losses during these clashes, forced the troops to retreat, and continued to pursue the fleeing soldiers.