According to a reliable source, during the battle of Maungdaw city of the Arakan Army (AA), there were many casualties from the side of the military council, including many young Muslim men who had been sent from the refugee camps in Bangladesh.

“Yesterday, we know that more than 300 Muslim armed men who were fighting with the Military Council were killed in the battles around Maungdaw. Most of them are young people. It is known that there are more than 2,000 Muslim armed men in Maungdaw who are being attacked by the Military Council,” the source said.

The Muslim community of Maungdaw said that there are hardly any young Muslims in Maungdaw who participated in the defense against AA’s attack in cooperation with the military council in Maungdaw, and most of them were sent from refugee camps in Bangladesh.

A Muslim resident said, “Maungdaw is not one of the soldiers who have been armed in Maungdaw. Most of them are young children who are ignorant and do not understand from the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.”

It is reported that the military council gave the young men about two weeks of military training and equipped them with weapons and used them to fight with the Araksha Army.

An eyewitness from Shweza village said, “When we finished the morning sermon, we saw two trucks loaded with dead bodies on the way down from the mosque. It wasn’t light yet, so we could see the bodies, but we couldn’t clearly see who it was.”

The number of those who died has not yet been independently confirmed.

The battle to capture Maungdaw town is getting more intense these days and not only trained armed forces but also armed forces like ARSA, ARA, and RSO are fighting together with the military council troops, the residents said.

Maungdaw City No. (5) Border Guard Police Sub-Division Nakha (5) Battalion, including the military council troops and armed Muslims, who were in joint positions, Shweza, City girl Major Village Maung Ni the moon July All the POE entry/exit camps were heavily attacked by the Arakha Army (AA) starting from 1:00 in the morning of July 30th.