The Arakan Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Arakan Liberation Party, attacked a Burmese army camp in Paletwa Township in southern Chin State on 3 January, 2010, killing four Burmese soldiers, according to an ALP report.

Joint-Secretary 2 of the ALP, Khaing Thu Ka, said, "We fought the camp during the daytimes, so we saw what happened in the camp during the fighting. Four Burmese soldiers fell in the battle and one man from our side sacrificed for our nation."

The army camp is locally known as Lat Bar Wa Camp in Paletwa Township, and it is located five miles from the border with Bangladesh.

"We started our plan this year by fighting an army camp on the western Burmese border. Our party decided to increase war during this period," said Khaing Thu Kha.

A column from the ALA took part in the battle that was led by Lieutenant Bo Khing Thein Zaw. On the Burmese side, Light Battalion 55 is stationed at Lat Ban Wa Camp, where Captain Myo Min Tun is in charge.

After the attack, the Burmese army gathered reinforcement troops on the border to carry out an operation against ALA soldiers on the border. Many villagers in the area fled their homes as the Burmese army often forces villagers to work as porters when conducting operations.

The Arakan Liberation Army is the biggest revolutionary army on the western Burmese border that is fighting for Arakanese independence. The army was established by Arakanese patriots in the area controlled by the Karen National Union on the Thai border in 1973.