The Arakan Army (AA) announced on the evening of August 15 that they had seized about twenty bodies of military council troops and various weapons and ammunition in a battle near Swon Tet village in Ngape Township, Magway Region. The battle occurred at 2:54 PM on August 14, approximately three thousand meters north of Swon Tet village. The fighting broke out when AA forces engaged with troops from the military council’s 99th Division who launched an offensive against AA positions. The battle lasted approximately thirty minutes.
The Arakan Army continues to engage in battles with military council forces in various locations as they work to achieve their military objectives. Ongoing battles include final operations to capture remaining positions. The AA is defending against military council offensives along the Rakhine Yoma mountain range, and fighting continues without cessation in areas along the Rakhine-Magway border, Rakhine-Bago border, Rakhine-Ayeyarwady border, and other areas where the AA maintains operational bases. These conflicts have persisted for over one year and nine months with no signs of stopping.
The AA continues to execute their military objectives through coordinated defensive operations, offensives, mobile warfare, and guerrilla tactics, with battles occurring daily or frequently. According to the AA’s announcement, they are pursuing and attacking retreating military council forces, which are suffering significant losses on military, political, and international fronts and withdrawing in disarray from various positions.
