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Projectile event in Rakhine State, Kyaukpyu area, Myanmar on Fri 9th January 2026

9th January 2026

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Reports indicate that the Arakan Army (AA) implemented synchronized assaults on the Dhanyawaddy Navy base, which is the largest naval installation located along the Rakhine coast, and Police Battalion 32, the main defense base for the junta on the ground, employing drones and heavy artillery.

A military source in the region reported to Narinjara that artillery shells from the AA hit barracks 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and the assembly hall of the Dhanyawaddy Navy headquarters located in Thit Poke Taung, Kyaukphyu Township, resulting in injuries to soldiers.

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Rakhine State ( Kyaukpyu area )

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