The Arakan Army (AA) has accused the Myanmar military of deploying local residents as “human shields” and ordering civilians to dismantle their makeshift bomb shelters as heavy fighting intensifies for control of the Arakan State capital Sittwe. Khaing Thukha, the AA spokesperson, announced on Wednesday that regime forces stationed inside the besieged state capital are … Continue reading Arakan Army accuses Myanmar military of using civilians as human shields in Sittwe