PEACETALK: The Jolo Siege of 1974, Half a Century Hence:  Notes on History, War, Peace, Law and Justice (1)
(First of two parts)
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The Ayeyarwady Region Military Council, under the Junta’s Southwestern Command, has been trying to bolster its military role by expanding its recruitment of civilians both as militias and also by mobilizing civilian administrators as a military reserve. According to sources close to the administration departments in the region, they have been recruiting young individuals from
Also this week, Min Aung Hlaing imposed the death sentence for stealing state weapons, as defections and resistance raids deplete the regime’s armory.
Needed, transition from Single Service Commands to multiple Theatre Commands
The chief of Military Security Affairs is a close confidant of Min Aung Hlaing who has overseen hundreds of deaths in interrogation centers.