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Fighters of the Arakan Army are seen outside a police station in Paletwa, Chin state, Jan 14, 2024, after the ethnic armed group seized the township. [Courtesy]
A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar's military that is based in the country's western state of Rakhine has seized a township bordering India and Bangladesh, the group declared Monday, confirming accounts by residents and media.
Paletwa is the first township reported to fall to the Arakan Army, which launched surprise attacks beginning in mid-November on military targets in Paletwa, which is in Chin state. Paletwa is just north of Rakhine and borders both Bangladesh and India.
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