The Arakan Army announced it had taken control of the Lait-ya station in northern Maungdaw Township, Rakhine State on Monday morning.

The announcement said it had taken three enemy soldiers as hostage, confiscated some dead bodies of the enemy, arms and ammunition and some military utencils. One AA soldier sacrificed his life for the country and people. It further stated that the fighting took only a short time with the least casualty.

Complete announcement is as follows.

Fighting report

10 October 2022

Due to the firing of heavy weapons day and night continuously from the military council battalion in Rakhine State, innocent people have been killed, injured and houses damaged and fighting have continued.

Despite no fighting at all, more than 30 rounds of heavy weapons were fired from the enemy station based by Kyaut-taw Regiment headquarters and near Yoke-thar village between 8-19pm on 9 October.

The AA had started attacks on the military council’s border guard Lait-ya Station in Maungdaw at 4am on 10 October as it has not only been bullying and threatening the people in villages and towns with heavy weapons, it is the station that has been coercing the people as hostages.

It is a station where the border guard police forces and military council forces are not only staying together but it is one of the stations that has been a station where heavy weapons were fired aimlessly.

The AA was able to take full control of the station in about one hour despite the enemy’s heavy weapons fired from many directions.

Three enemy soldiers were taken hostage alive and some dead bodies from the enemy side, arms and ammunition and military apparatuses were confiscated. One AA soldier sacrificed his life for the country and people.

The station has been one which has been taken control in the shortest period of time and with the least number of casualties.