Battle of Kyaukphyu
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| Battle of Kyaukphyu | |||||
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| Part of Operation 1027 (Rakhine Theatre) in the Myanmar civil war | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
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 Arakan Army | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
 Brigadier General Kyaw Myo Aung † Lieutenant Colonel Kyaw Lin Kyaing (POW) | |||||
| Units involved | |||||
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Arakan Army | |||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| At least 21 killed, wounded, or captured.[2][3] |
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| At least 40,000 civilians displaced;[4] at least 15 killed or wounded.[5] | |||||
On 20 February 2025, the Arakan Army started an offensive to capture Kyaukphyu District. Clashes first started near the Danyawaddy Naval base.[6]
Kyaukphyu District in Rakhine State is home to the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone. A key asset of the SEZ is the Kyaukphyu Deep-Sea Port, which is part of China's Belt and Road Initiative.[7]
After the 2024 Battle of Ann, the Myanmar junta only controlled Sittwe, Kyaukphyu, and the island of Cheduba in Rakhine State. AA intends to capture all of Rakhine to "restore the sovereignty of the Arakan people."[8]
Battle
On 20 February 2025, the Arakan Army and the Tatmadaw began clashes near Danyawaddy naval base.[9] AA also attacked the No. 32 Police Battalion headquarters.[10]
On 26 May 2025, Brigadier General Kyaw Myo Aung, a commander of the Tatmadaw's 11th Infantry Division, was killed by an AA sniper.[11] Lieutenant Colonel Kyaw Lin Kyaing was also captured on 30 May 2025.[12]
The Myanmar junta announced a ceasefire from 1 June to 30 June.[13] Despite this, Tatmadaw forces reportedly bombed AA positions during the ceasefire period.[14][15]
The junta claimed on 10 November 2025 that the village of Thaing Chaung and its dam were captured from AA.[16]
On 14 November 2025, a group of Tatmadaw soldiers were killed by artillery from the Arakan Army shortly after a photo session at the briefly-occupied Kyaukphyu Meteorological Radar Station in Minpyin.[17][18] Approximately 10 Tatmadaw soldiers were killed and more than 20 were injured, with Major Ko Ko Zaw being reportedly among the fatalities.[19]
Around late March and early April 2026, the fighting intensified with AA killing about 10 junta soldiers and capturing several others between Tai Chaung and Pyay Chuen Creek villages.[20]