Printed in the "Northeast News", Myanmar's "Irrawaddy" on September 20 and 23, reports that the Arakan Army (AA) is facing a double attack from the Burmese government army and the Rohingya armed organization, and the border security forces of Bangladesh may be the behind-the-scenes actors supporting the Rohingya armed groups. Currently, the Arakan Army controls 14 out of 17 townships in Rakhine State, as well as all 271 kilometers of the border area between Bangladesh and Myanmar. On September 20, the Arakan Army issued a statement accusing the "Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army" (ARSA) and the "Rohingya Solidarity Organization" (RSO) of crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border on September 18, attacking a base in Maungdaw Township in northern Rakhine State, killing non-Muslim civilians, and staging a "false flag operation" by impersonating the Arakan Army. In response, General Tun Myat Naing, Chief of Staff of the Arakan Army, accused that the Arakan Army has reliable intelligence indicating that the attacks by the Rohingya armed organizations are supported by the Bangladesh border security forces. In addition, the Burmese military government is continuously attacking the Arakan Army, trying to reclaim the lost areas at the intersection of Ayeyarwady, Magway and Rakhine States. The Arakan Army statement said that the army had successfully repelled three consecutive government military offensives on September 5 and 7.
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