The Arakan Army (AA) announced last week that it is prohibiting young people from leaving Rakhine State under its newly imposed military service regulations.
The announcement comes two months after the introduction of the group’s National Defence Emergency Provision, which requires men in the state aged 18 to 45 and women aged 18 to 25 to serve in the AA for two years.
In a statement released on May 22, the AA said that those eligible for conscription will be prohibited from travelling outside the state until a stable military situation is achieved.
Only patients whose lives are at risk if they are unable to travel will be exempted from the ban, the statement said.
Source:
myanmar-now.org
