Myanmar's Arakan Army: Why it should be taken seriously
The Arakan Army's growing territorial gains, and seemingly undeterred momentum, have raised questions about the rebel group's ultimate goal.Since Myanmar's military staged a coup and ousted the ...
Arakan Army’s Advance Spurs Bangladesh to Act on Rohingya Repatriation
The escalating conflict in Myanmar's Rakhine State has taken a new turn as the rebel Arakan Army (AA) established contact ...
An ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to have captured a major regional army headquarters
A powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar is claiming to have scored a major victory in the war against the ruling ...
Arakan Army Gains Control Over Rakhine State, Raises Alarms Over Jihadi Atrocities Along Bangladesh
The porous 270-km border between Rakhine and Bangladesh facilitates militant movement, worsening regional instability.
BIG trouble for Bangladesh as Arakan Army seizes control of country’s territory amid worsening relationship with India, Muhammad Yunus now in…
Bangladesh has been witnessing an unprecedented crisis since Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign as the Prime Minister and ...
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Myanmar: Arakan army takes over Rakhine state's principal military command
ALBAWABA - In the face of mounting losses to armed opposition groups, the Arakan Army, an armed resistance organization in ...
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Myanmar junta bombs Thandwe, tightens grip on Sittwe, as Arakan Army advances
As AA-held Thandwe suffers more civilian casualties, the regime is reportedly rounding up displaced residents of Sittwe to ...
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Pradeep C. Nair | After Rakhine’s fall to Arakan rebels, the consequences for Myanmar to be dire
On December 9, 2024, the Arakan Army (AA), one of the most powerful ethnic armed organisations and one from the three ...
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Relatively Peaceful Ayeyarwady Faces War as Myanmar Junta Retreats
The imminent fall of Gwa in southern Rakhine State will expose Ayeyarwady Region to resistance attacks, even if the Arakan ...
Ramification | How the advance of Arakan Army is a turning point in Myanmar conflict
Many analysts had speculated the Chin and Shan states would break free at the outset of the Myanmar conflict, but with the ...
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Rohingyas Call for peaceful coexistence, inclusive governance in Arakan
following the Arakan Army’s (AA) recent consolidation of control over Maungdaw and Buthidaung Townships in northern Arakan ...
Myanmar junta hit hard as Arakan Army seizes control of regional military command
The Arakan Army (AA) had ‘completely captured’ the western regional command at Ann on Friday after weeks of fighting, the ...