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UAV event in Rakhine State, Sittwe area, Myanmar on Mon 2nd March 2026

2nd March 2026

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The Arakan Army (AA) has launched a series of sudden attacks on military outposts, small barracks and naval bases outside the Rakhine capital city of Sittwe, resulting in a number of casualties.

On 2 March, the AA fighters carried out drone strikes on several military junta outposts in Yechan Pyin, Khak Daw Pyin and Pyay Yar Chaung areas. Dozens of soldiers, stationed outside the city, were killed, said a reliable local military source.

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