AA Advances Deepen Sittwe Siege — Fighters Within 2 km of City Center

Reporting from March 27 confirmed that Arakan Army forces continued pressing their assault on Sittwe and surrounding areas, with fighters now positioned within approximately 2 km of the city center. Clashes were concentrated around Shwe Min Gan Port and Sat Yoe Kya Creek. The junta's Western Regional Military Command, already displaced from Ann Township (captured December 2024), remains trapped in Sittwe as the AA tightens its cordon. The Kyaukpyu area — location of China's strategic CMEC deep-sea port megaproject — was also reported as contested. Al Jazeera published a comprehensive analysis of the multi-front war on March 27, noting internal Kokang vs. Ta'ang clashes in mid-March followed by a ceasefire, highlighting growing internal resistance tensions alongside the Sittwe campaign.