The Arakan Army (AA) released a video on Thursday featuring a captured general calling on Myanmar’s military regime to concede defeat and end its “atrocities” in Rakhine State.
In the video, Brig-Gen Kyaw Kyaw Than, commander of the Western Regional Military Command (RMC), can be seen telling junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to halt indiscriminate bombing of civilian targets in the state.
“I’d like to say to the senior general to admit defeat and stop conducting aerial assaults and atrocities on civilians,” the general, seated and dressed in civilian clothing, says directly to the camera.
He also addresses regular soldiers in Myanmar’s beleaguered military, urging them to stop sacrificing their lives for the sake of the regime.
“It’s difficult for reinforcements to reach us due to geographical barriers in Rakhine State. Don’t risk your life for these incompetent leaders. Surrender to the. . .
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