AA Soldier Killed by ARSA During Search for Missing Villagers in Northern Maungdaw
An Arakan Army (AA) soldier was killed during a search operation for missing villagers in Done Nyo village, northern Maungdaw Township, according to local sources. Three civilians remain unaccounted for.
Residents said two men went missing on September 16 after heading into nearby hills to cut bamboo for house construction. When they did not return, another villager and an AA soldier set out to look for them but also disappeared.
On September 19, villagers organized a larger search group and discovered the body of the AA soldier. Witnesses reported that his hands were bound, cloth had been stuffed into his mouth, and he appeared to have been strangled. Locals attributed the killing to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).
The Arakan People’s Revolutionary Government (APRG) has since urged residents along the Arakan–Bangladesh border to avoid traveling alone or in small groups in remote areas. It also advised that, in cases of urgent travel for medical or other essential reasons, people should notify local APRG administrative and security forces in advance.
Reports further suggest that ARSA and the Rohingya Solidarity Organization (RSO) continue to use Bangladeshi refugee camps as operational bases, moving through Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban districts to stage cross-border activities in Arakan.
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