BANGKOK: A Myanmar ethnic armed group said on Monday it had captured a military command and taken hundreds of junta personnel prisoner in western Rakhine state, in the latest blow to the Southeast Asian country's military.

Clashes have rocked Rakhine since the Arakan Army (AA) attacked security forces last November, ending a cease-fire that had largely held since the junta's Feb. 1, 2021 coup.

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