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The Arakan Army (AA), an insurgent group based in Myanmar's Rakhine state, said it had taken full control of Buthidong suburb near the Bangladesh border. The group made the claim on Saturday, Myanmar media Irrawaddy reported.
Arakan Army fighters captured the remaining military junta bases in the suburbs, including light infantry battalions 234, 345 and 352, artillery battalion 378 and a logistics and engineering battalion, the Arakan Army said on Saturday. Clashes continue between the junta and the Arakan Army outside the suburb of Buthidong. Arakan Army is chasing Myanmar troops.
The Arakan Army has urged residents to be on the lookout for fleeing junta troops.
On May 2, the Arakan Army captured Operation Command No. 15 in Buthidong suburb. At that time, they captured hundreds of soldiers, including the base's deputy commander and their family members. The following day the suburban Light Infantry Battalion 511 occupied the HQ. The Myanmar Army blew up the main road bridge at the entrance to the city on May 6 to prevent the advance of the Arakan Army.
