“Surrender early and you’ll survive and reunite with your family and relatives. If you don’t, there won’t be a happy New Year for you.”
This is a warning message from the United League of Arakan/Arakha Army (ULA/AA) to the military junta troops, as the ULA/AA now controls most of the townships in Arakan State, including the Western Command in Ann Township. This calls to mind the statement of AA Commander-in-Chief Major General Twan Mrat Naing: “We have both justice and weapons. We also have the strength to respond decisively.”
This week’s Burma News International (BNI)-Myanmar Peace Monitor’s Bi-Weekly News looks at the military successes of the ULA/AA and the potential strategic shifts in the conflict, based on recent events and data.
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