December 16, 2024
Coup leader Min Aung Hlaingโs recent call for ethnic armed groups, including the Arakha Army (AA), Taโang National Liberation Army (TNLA), and Kokang National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), to lay down their arms has been sharply criticized by AA spokesperson Khaing Thukha.
In a message delivered on December 15 during the 50th Golden Jubilee of Rakhine State Day, Min Aung Hlaing urged these groups to disarm. Khaing Thukha, however, dismissed the statement, calling it โfrenzied rhetoricโ and accusing the coup leader of being โcompletely out of touch with the reality on the groundโ and engaging in โa political swindle.โ
Khaing Thukha further emphasized that Rakhine State Day is a somber occasion for the Rakhine people, marking a history of oppression and inferior treatment under a military-controlled government disguised as a union.
Although the Taโang and Kokang groups had called for negotiations with the military junta, the Arakha Army continues its military campaigns, focusing on capturing towns in Rakhine State.
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