Reclaimed Locations: Security Forces Reclaimed 3 Strategic Locations Of AA

Security forces fully reclaimed three strategic locations the AA terrorists took over located 2500 meters southwest of Paletwa, Chin State, at 8 am in the morning on Sunday.

This statement was made from the office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services which said the three strategic points were Point-602, Point-565, and Point-540 and gave the AA opportunities to threaten the security of Paletwa and the areas along the Kaladan River.

The AA had taken control of Points-602, 565 and 540 and abducted Amyotha Hluttaw representative U Hwei Tin of Chin State constituency 11 on 3 November 2019. They also kidnapped eight Indian staff of the C&C company, two translators and five workers working on the Paletwa-Zorampu highway on 23 March 2020.

The AA were also found to have constantly threatened the regional and transportation security of Paletwa region and unlawfully seized donations for local residents supplied by the Chin State government and private donors, in addition to humanitarian aid from WFP, which resulted in security forces beginning to reclaim the area on 24 May.

Security forces began attacking Point-540 on 24 May and seized two sentry posts to the east and southeast on 25 May and one near Point-602 on 30 May.

With continuous effort, security forces reclaimed Points-602, 565 and 540 on 31 May. Security forces sustained casualties and deaths but seized corpses, firearms and various items from the AA terrorists and are continuing area security measures in the region.