At face value, this post positions the AA as the protectors of civilians, particularly vulnerable Muslims, however, when analyzed in the context of simultaneous reports from the ground, it becomes evident that the post is part of a broader propaganda strategy designed to sanitize and obscure the AA’s actual conduct. Independent testimonies and news reports from that same period, corroborated by satellite imagery, survivor accounts, and human rights monitoring groups, clearly indicate that the Arakan Army was actively engaged in destroying Rohingya villages, shelling civilian areas, looting homes, and committing mass atrocities in Buthidaung. In this light, the General’s post appears not as an act of transparency or goodwill, but as an intentional attempt to mislead domestic and international audiences. The images of AA soldiers helping civilians are staged to build a counter narrative that highlights credible reports of ethnic cleansing. The reference to ‘true warriors’ and ‘defenders of the fatherland’ serves to glorify the perpetrators while activists, and rights groups are termed as 96