Three Brotherhood Alliance condemns ‘misinformation’ on secession stance 

By Admin 30 Jul 2024

DMG Newsroom
30 July 2024, Sittwe

The Three Brotherhood Alliance, consisting of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), Arakkha Army (AA) and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), says disinformation has been spreading falsely claiming that the alliance intends to secede from Myanmar and establish a new state.

According to a July 28 statement from the three-member alliance, some “unintelligent” individuals have put out at least 10 fake statements under the name and stamps of the Three Brotherhood Alliance, using poorly written Chinese, falsehoods and Photoshop.

A former Arakanese revolutionary said the emergence of fake Chinese-language statements claiming the Three Brotherhood Alliance would secede from Myanmar may have been created by junta lobbyists to sow disfavour in China toward the alliance.

“The misinformation that the Three Brotherhood Alliance will secede from Myanmar and establish a new state may be done by junta lobbyists to get China, which has influence over the group, to object to operations in northern Shan State that may affect Chinese projects in Myanmar,” he suggested.

“The Three Brotherhood Alliance, which is fighting the regime, is not fighting to build a new state, nor have their leaders spoken out about establishing a new state,” said an Arakanese politician. “The purpose of the Three Brotherhood Alliance is to create self-determination, achieve self-autonomy, and fight to end the military dictatorship.”

The Three Brotherhood Alliance said it believes the fake statements are aimed at putting pressure on the victorious ethnic armed groups, misrepresenting them to neighbouring countries, and allowing the Min Aung Hlaing-led military regime to regroup when the fighting stops.

The alliance statement condemned individuals or organisations using telecommunications networks to spread harmful misinformation, and threatened to punish perpetrators using their digital footprint to track them down, saying telecommunications networks are “not a lawless place.”

The AA, TNLA and MNDAA have launched battles for control of towns in Arakan State, northern Shan State and Mandalay Region.