Myanmar government forces blow up a bridge connecting the town of Buhidaung. in Rakhine State After Arakan forces captured five military headquarters in recent days,
The Irrawaddy News Agency reported that troops of Myanmar’s military junta blew up a major road bridge. which is the entrance to Buhidaung (Buthidaung) in Rakhine State. On Monday, May 6, after ethnic armed forces the ‘Arakan Army’ (AA) captured the headquarters of five battalions, including the 15th Army Headquarters near the city of Buhidaung.
The Arakan Army captured Military Operations Command No. 15 (MOC 15), about 6.3 km east of Butidaung, on May 2. and detained the deputy commander and hundreds of soldiers who decided to surrender. and their family members.
On May 3, the Arakan Army captured the headquarters of the 551st Light Infantry Battalion near Buhidaung, the AA said. A number of government soldiers were killed in the attacks on the two headquarters.
After such a defeat Myanmar’s military junta also decided to use explosives to destroy a large bridge over the Mayu River at 3:42 pm local time on Monday. The bridge is located on the main road that connects the towns of Maungdaw, Buhidaung and Ponnagyun in Rakhine State.
Villagers told the media in Rakhine that government troops destroyed the bridge because they were afraid that the Arakan Army would invade. The government still controls the city of Buthidaung. On April 25, government troops blew up another bridge. which connects two villages in Buthidaung city.
The Arakan Army claims that They have captured a third of the 13 military headquarters in Butidaung since the attack on the city began a few months ago. They also attacked targets in Mongdaw, An, Kyaukphyu and Thandwe.
Last February government troops also destroyed two major road bridges leading to Sittwe. The capital of Rakhine State After the Arakan Army led forces to surround the city In the middle of the same month government troops fled from the town of Ma-ei in Taungup District to the town of Kho Pyu. and also blew up two large bridges
The Arakan Army launched another attack on Myanmar government forces in November last year. End the ceasefire between the two sides that has been in place since the 2021 military coup and since then. They managed to capture more than 180 government military bases, several military headquarters, and six of Rakhine’s 17 districts and three towns outside the six districts.
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