The Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group based in Burma's Rakhine state, has seized Paletwa, a township bordering India and Bangladesh. The Arakan Army declared the Paletwa region a "Military ...

The Arakan Army (AA) has captured significant territory in Rakhine State and is striving to establish itself as the legitimate government by providing public services and infrastructure. But the AA ...

Myanmar's civil war: The ongoing civil war in Myanmar has affected Rakhine state the most. In Rakhine, the Arakan Army (AA) has steadily gained ground against the junta regime in the past months and ...

“We are always in favor of repatriation [of Rohingya Muslims] in principle, and there should be voluntary, dignified, and safe repatriation under conducive conditions.” The Arakan Army (AA) has ...

(Bangkok) – The Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, has imposed severe restrictions and committed grave abuses against the ethnic Rohingya population, Human Rights ...

Of all the ethnic armed organizations operating in Myanmar, the Arakan Army has managed to bring under its control the largest expanse of territory in less than two decades since its formation. It has ...

Nepal, July 4 -- Since December 2024, the Arakan Army (AA) has been entrenching itself in the Rakhine state after the fall of the Western Regional Military Command at Ann Township in central Rakhine.

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 the ...

BANGKOK — A spokesperson for Myanmar’s military government denied accusations that army troops and their local allies killed 76 people when they entered a village last week in the western state of ...