The United League of Arakan (ULA) and its military wing, the Arakan Army, have captured 15 of the 18 townships of Rakhine ...

Fierce fighting has erupted in Taung Pone Gyi, a vital checkpoint for the regime if it wants to defend its arms production ...

Myanmar’s military government announced Tuesday that provisional results of a census taken in October put the Southeast Asian ...

The Arakan Army says that it is ready to engage in “political dialogue” and vowed to safeguard foreign investments in Rakhine ...

The Arakan Army has taken control of a key military post, gaining control over a 271-kilometer-long border between Myanmar ...

Soldiers have been fighting the Arakan Army/AA rebels in the area since mid-2019 and periods of active combat have been increasingly common in the last few months. Not a lot of casualties but enough ...

Bangladesh has been maintaining communication with both the Myanmar government as well as the rebel group Arakan Army, which has taken full control of the Myanmar side of the shared 271 kilometres ...

The Irrawaddy looks back at the key players that shaped Myanmar in 2024, a year in which the junta suffered serious military ...

The Arakan Army is the military wing of the United League of Arakan (ULA), a political organisation representing the Buddhist ...

They clung on through years of conflict in Myanmar but a surge of fighting has driven tens of thousands more Rohingya to flee ...

Bangladesh has called on Myanmar to address the ongoing crisis in the Rakhine state and its borders, stressing that it cannot engage in negotiations with non-state actors, such as the Arakan Army.

Myanmar's Arakan Army rebels have seized a key military headquarters in Rakhine state, marking a significant escalation in the conflict against the ruling junta. This victory follows renewed ...