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Does this video show a military convoy in Myanmar’s Rakhine state? — Radio Free Asia
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IntroductionA video of tanks being transported has been shared repeatedly in Burmese-language social media posts
A video of tanks being transported has been shared repeatedly in Burmese-language social media posts that claim it was taken in Myanmar’s Rakhine state in March 2024.
But this is false. The video was in fact filmed at a market in the southwestern part of Cambodia and began to circulate online as early as January.
The video was shared by several Facebook users on March 10, 2024, and shows what appears to be a convoy of large trucks transporting tanks adorned in camouflage patterns along a roadway.
“10/3/2024 Rakhine,” reads the headline in Burmese.
Rakhine, formerly known as Arakan, is a state situated on Myanmar’s western coast. It has witnessed a series of violent clashes between local militant organizations such as the Arakan Army, or AA, and the Myanmar military.
Following the launch of a new offensive in November 2023, the AA has captured six of Rakhine’s 17 townships, several smaller settlements, around 170 junta camps and numerous military facilities.
As of early April, the AA is still advancing across the state and pursuing ongoing offensives against several towns in the region still defended by Myanmar's military junta.
Filmed in Cambodia, not Myanmar
The video of the purported military convoy features a TikTok user handle named “@heachhay007” first seen in the lower left and then in the lower right corner of the clip.
A keyword search of this username turned up a video published on Jan. 26 by a TikTok user who regularly uploads videos in Khmer, the national language of Cambodia.
The location in the video features multiple billboards written in Khmer, which utilizes a script distinct from Myanmar’s official language.
A combination of keyword and reverse image searches found the video was in fact filmed at Tram Kak market in Cambodia’s Takeo province, a location from which the user has previously published multiple videos.
Below are two screenshots comparing the video in the false post (left) and the Google Street View image of Cambodia’s Tram Kak market (right). The corresponding features are circled in red.
Edited by Shen Ke and Matt Reed.
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