Myanmar's Arakan Army challenges junta government: Is a new …
18 minutes ago · The Arakan Army is the military wing of the United League of Arakan (ULA), a political organisation representing the Buddhist population in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state.
Myanmar's Arakan Army: Why it should be taken seriously
2 days ago · 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 ...
An ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to have …
Dec 20, 2024 · The Arakan Army is the well-trained and well-armed military wing of the Rakhine ethnic minority, and seeks autonomy from Myanmar’s central government. In September it launched its effort to capture Ann, about 395 kilometers (245 miles) northwest of Yangon.
An ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to have …
6 days ago · This photo released by the Arakan Army, shows members of the Arakan Army posing for a photograph in front of the captured district police office in Ann township, Rakhine state, Myanmar, Nov. 29, 2024.
Rebel group claims to have taken control of Myanmar’s border …
Dec 10, 2024 · One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar’s army has claimed the capture of the last army outpost in the strategic western town of Maungdaw, gaining full control of...
Bloody siege ends Myanmar army control of western border - BBC
The army has been in headlong retreat from the Arakan Army since the beginning of the year, losing town after town. The last army units withdrew in September to BGP5, a compound covering around 20 ...
Arakan Army resistance force says it has taken control of a …
Jan 15, 2024 · Myanmar’s independent national and Rakhine media outlets reported Monday about the capture of Paletwa, citing the Arakan Army. A resident interviewed by phone said that Arakan Army had taken control of Paletwa town after intense fighting between the group and military that broke out last week.
Myanmar army faces a new challenge as an armed ... - Associated Press News
Nov 13, 2023 · The Arakan Army, along with the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army -- calling themselves the Three Brotherhood Alliance -- launched a coordinated offensive on Oct. 27 in northern Shan state in northeastern Myanmar along the border with China.
Arakan Army captures Myanmar township bordering Chinese …
The Arakan Army has captured a key township near a major Chinese special economic zone in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state, the ethnic rebel group said Tuesday, in the latest setback for the...
Arakan Army fighters claim control of key city in northwestern Myanmar …
Jan 16, 2024 · The Arakan Army (AA), an armed ethnic group fighting as part of an alliance against the Myanmar military, has claimed control of a key western town near the border with India and Bangladesh.
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