ASEANEWS HEADLINE-CIVIL WAR | Myanmar junta tightens security as Rakhine civilians flee to Ayeyarwady Region

Residents of Kyaukphyu take shelter during Cyclone Mocha in May 2023 (AFP

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Ethnic Rakhine people are being subjected to special restrictions due to the regime’s suspicions about their political sympathies.

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Residents of Rakhine State’s southernmost Gwa Township say they are facing tight security as they flee to neighbouring Ayeyarwady Region to escape clashes between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army (AA).

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Fighting in the township began on August 10, when the AA, which already controls nearly all of Thandwe Township to the north, began attacking a junta stronghold near Kyeintali, a town located about halfway between the two townships’ administrative centres.

As the clashes escalated, many residents of the area began fleeing to towns just across the border, including Ngathaingchaung, Yegyi, Ahthoke, and Kyonpyaw, while others have travelled as far away as Pathein, Hinthada, and Thabaung…

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