The Myanmar Junta regime passed a designation under regime’s Anti-Terrorism Central Committee on September 2, declaring the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Arakan Army as a terrorist organization accused of anti-Junta offense, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Wednesday.

Any contact and membership of these organizations are banned. “Those who contact these terrorists are also committing terror acts,” the outlet quoted Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who chairs the military’s State Administration Council (SAC) said.

Myanmar is currently under military coup, also known as Junta rule since February 2021, when Myanmar’s Military called Tatmadaw overthrew the democratic government of Aung San Suu Kyi, led by the National League for Democracy (NLD). At least 5,161 civilians have now been killed since the coup and more than 20,500 are being held in jail. Currently from the 51 townships, the SAC-M said just one, was under “stable junta control”. The Tatmadaw is currently facing significant resistance from People’s Defense Forces (PDF) which was established by the National Unity Government (NUG) along with brotherhood alliance of three ethnic liberation fronts. This alliance consists of Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Arakan Army, which was formed in 2016, operated in Rakhine State, Northern Shan State and Mandalay region.