Narinjara News, 27 April 2022

The Chin Defense Force-Mindat Township (CDF-Mindat) said on 26 April that ithad received military training and weapons from the Arakan Army (AA).

Ina released video, the outfit stated that 30 of their soldiers have returnedafter receiving military training and  arms.

Asa result of the ongoing fighting, CDF-Mindat approached the AA for militarytraining. The trainees were taken to  many places for the exercise. Out of30 members, who were sent for military training, 15 returned as fully armed.

Theconcerned  video was released on 26 April where it is said that thetraining program took place on 23 October 2021.

Besidesthe CDF-Mindat, the AA also provided military assistance to the BurmesePeople's Liberation Army (BPLA), which is a Burmese ethnic armed group, formedby the Burman young people after the 1 February 2021 military coup.