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Bangladesh, Myanmar
Sittwe siege sparks diplomatic manoeuvring around rebel Arakan Army

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Arakan Army chief Twan Mrat Naing in Panghsang, Myanmar, on 17 April 2019.
Arakan Army chief Twan Mrat Naing in Panghsang, Myanmar, on 17 April 2019. © Lynn Bo Bo/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

The Burmese opposition, Bangladesh, China and India are all courting ethnic militia chief Twan Mrat Naing, whose army is fighting the ruling junta in Arakan State. These parties all have a stake in this region in western Myanmar, and they are seeking to cover their backs, as the fate of state's city of Sittwe, under attack from the Arakan Army, remains uncertain.

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