Rebel group in Myanmar seizes control of strategic western town
ONE of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar’s army has claimed the capture of the last army outpost in the strategic western town of Maungdaw, it was reported on Monday.
The capture gives the groups full control of the 168-mile long border with Bangladesh.
The capture by the Arakan Army makes the group’s control of the northern part of Rakhine state complete, and marks another advance in its bid for self-rule there.
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