The Arakan Army (AA) said on Tuesday that its forces are still battling to seize full control of the junta’s Nat Ye Kan air defence outpost, located on the Ann–Padan road, a key route linking Rakhine State and Magway Region.

In a statement, the ethnic armed group said several camps remain under junta control but that its troops are conducting assaults to capture the remaining positions.

“In order to fully capture the strategic Nat Ye Kan hill, we are carrying out assaults on a few remaining positions. Fighting continues in some areas as scattered junta troops flee. Those who have surrendered are being treated humanely in accordance with the laws of war,” the AA said.

The Nat Ye Kan outpost is among the largest military bases guarding the western approach to Magway Region.

The AA said the military is attempting to retake outposts, battalion headquarters, and towns it has lost, while also mounting both offensive and defensive operations nationwide to prevent further losses.

It said clashes are occurring almost daily along the Rakhine State border with Bago, Magway, and Ayeyarwady Regions. The group added that its forces are both defending against junta offensives and carrying out counterattacks.

As part of those counter-offensives, the AA said it launched an assault on a junta position known as Point 666 Hill, about nine kilometres south of Bagan Gway village in Bago Region’s Padaung Township, on 14 October.

According to the AA, its fighters captured the outpost after a three-hour battle from three directions, recovering bodies, weapons, and military equipment from junta troops. The group also paid tribute to its fighters killed in the operation.

The AA further reported an escalation in artillery and drone attacks near Sittwe in recent days, as well as a brief clash near Set Set Yo village in Yekyi Township, Ayeyarwady Region, on 15 October.