This latest battle could be the army’s undoing.
Three people walking along a road are seen during a government-organized
visit for journalists in Buthidaung townships close to the surge of
fighting between the Arakan Army and government troops in the restive
Rakhine state on Jan. 25. Richard Sargent/AFP/Getty Images
MRAUK U, Myanmar—Here in the town of Mrauk U, in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state, there has been little to celebrate during this October’s Thadingyut, the second-most important annual festival of the Buddhist calendar. Normally, the auspicious full moon would be hailed with a floating armada of delicate candlelit paper lanterns and song, theater, and dance.
Yet this year, there are no celebrations.
Yet this year, there are no celebrations.