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War Between Arakan Army And Myanmar Military Enters ‘Critical Phase. The Arakan Army (AA) has steamrolled through Rakhine since it ended its informal ceasefire with Myanmar’s military in the state last November.

Now, it is fighting a battle that will determine the future of Rakhine people, the ethnic army’s spokesperson, Khaing Thukha, told The Irrawaddy.

“This is a critical moment,” he said during an interview about the military situation in Rakhine State and the AA’s progress towards its goal.
Since its founding 15 years ago it has been transformed from a handful of recruits training on a mountaintop in Kachin State into a giant killer.

Now one of the largest and most powerful of the country’s ethnic armies, it has seized most of northern Rakhine State since last November. Its political objective is for Rakhine to be at least a confederate state. It has been 15 years since the AA was formed.

We can say we have made considerable achievements. We are gaining greater momentum and getting closer to our goal. Can others areas AA has seized, and is trying move?. We have total control over Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U, Minbya, Myebon, Ramree, Pauktaw, Ponnagyun, Rathedaung and [Chin State’s] Paletwa townships. We have also seized rural areas in Maungdaw and Buthidaung [where] junta troops are only present in the towns.

It is the same in Kyaukphyu and Sittwe [townships] where we control rural areas. In all the other townships, we control certain areas through various means even though we are not fighting.
AA doing in towns it has seized too.? What next.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/in-person/inte...phase.html