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Arakan Army

Myanmar’s Decentralized Resistance Is Too Resilient and Flexible to Crush

Myanmar’s Decentralized Resistance Is Too Resilient and Flexible to Crush

By Miemie Winn Byrd
The lack of unified leadership has often been described as a weakness. But it may be the movement's greatest strength.
Myanmar: Situation Update with Paul Greening

Myanmar: Situation Update with Paul Greening

By Luke Hunt
Cracking down on the human traffickers; will Rakhine fall to the AA?

It’s Time to Move Beyond Federal Democracy in Myanmar

It’s Time to Move Beyond Federal Democracy in Myanmar

By Thurein Naing
Given the sorry trajectory of the country's recent history, a peaceful and structured dissolution might be better than a forced unity.

Myanmar’s Military Junta Extends State of Emergency For Seventh Time

Myanmar’s Military Junta Extends State of Emergency For Seventh Time

By Sebastian Strangio
The six-month extension is intended to buy time for the military's long-promised election, but conditions in the country are not propitious.

Myanmar Military Launches Air Strikes on Kachin, Rakhine, Shan States

Myanmar Military Launches Air Strikes on Kachin, Rakhine, Shan States

By Sebastian Strangio
2025 seems set to continue last year's sharp increase in the number of retaliatory air and artillery attacks on resistance-held territories.
Ethnic Rebel Group Announces Seizure of Key Town in Western Myanmar

Ethnic Rebel Group Announces Seizure of Key Town in Western Myanmar

By Sebastian Strangio
The Arakan Army says that it is ready to engage in "political dialogue" and vowed to safeguard foreign investments in Rakhine State.

5 Factors That Catapulted Arakan Army to Unprecedented Success Against the Myanmar Military

5 Factors That Catapulted Arakan Army to Unprecedented Success Against the Myanmar Military

By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
The AA has entered into alliances and built on terrain and other advantages to emerge as a formidable organization in Rakhine State.
Smuggled Commodities From India and Bangladesh are Lifelines for Myanmar’s Arakan

Smuggled Commodities From India and Bangladesh are Lifelines for Myanmar’s Arakan

By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
But they may not be enough to prevent an impending crisis in Arakan brought on by scarcity of essential commodities and soaring prices.

Ethnic Armed Group Claims Full Control of Myanmar’s Border With Bangladesh

Ethnic Armed Group Claims Full Control of Myanmar’s Border With Bangladesh

By Sebastian Strangio
The Arakan Army says that it has captured the last remaining junta base in Maungdaw Township, after six months of fighting.

Rohingya Conscripts’ Great Escapes From the Myanmar Military

Rohingya Conscripts’ Great Escapes From the Myanmar Military

By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Rohingya youth who were conscripted by the military to defend Buthidaung town against the advancing Arakan Army share their stories with The Diplomat.

Myanmar: Situation Update with Paul Greening

Myanmar: Situation Update with Paul Greening

By Luke Hunt
Is China preparing to put boots on the ground to protect its investments in the country?
Myanmar’s Braveheart Journalists Persist Amid Immense Pressure

Myanmar’s Braveheart Journalists Persist Amid Immense Pressure

By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Scores of journalists have been arrested, and some even killed by the military junta. Others have had narrow escapes.

Famine Imminent in Myanmar’s Rakhine State as Economy Collapses, UN Says

Famine Imminent in Myanmar’s Rakhine State as Economy Collapses, UN Says

By Sebastian Strangio
The UNDP is warning of an "unprecedented disaster" for the people of Rakhine, as fighting between the Arakan Army and the Myanmar military drags on.
Rohingya Community Is Divided Over Arakan Army’s Plan for ‘Inclusive Administration’

Rohingya Community Is Divided Over Arakan Army’s Plan for ‘Inclusive Administration’

By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Rohingya interviewees in Rakhine State can be broadly categorized into three groups – those who welcome the AA's policies, those who feel compelled to do so, and those who could be hostile.

How a UNHCR Employee Died After Being Tortured by Myanmar’s Military

How a UNHCR Employee Died After Being Tortured by Myanmar’s Military

By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
The military and the mobs it supports are targeting local and global NGOs and their workers in Buthidaung town in Rakhine State.

A New Paradigm For Supporting the People of Myanmar Is Emerging in Rakhine State

A New Paradigm For Supporting the People of Myanmar Is Emerging in Rakhine State

By Chris Gunness
And with reports of starvation and widespread atrocity crimes, the pressure to make it work has never been greater.

Inside Myanmar with Jason Tower of the USIP

Inside Myanmar with Jason Tower of the USIP

By Luke Hunt
What happened in Myawaddy as the junta saddles up with China.
Why Rakhine State Could Become Myanmar’s First Truly Autonomous Region

Why Rakhine State Could Become Myanmar’s First Truly Autonomous Region

By Mung Sian Kim
Relatively free from foreign influence, the Arakan Army is poised to carve out a large autonomous statelet in western Myanmar.

Myanmar Armed Group Seizes Naval Training Center in Rakhine State

Myanmar Armed Group Seizes Naval Training Center in Rakhine State

By Sebastian Strangio
The Maung Shwe Lay Navy Base is the first major Myanmar Navy facility to fall to resistance forces.
Arakan Army Commander-in-Chief Twan Mrat Naing on the Future of Rakhine State

Arakan Army Commander-in-Chief Twan Mrat Naing on the Future of Rakhine State

By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
“We are always in favor of repatriation [of Rohingya Muslims] in principle, and there should be voluntary, dignified, and safe repatriation under conducive conditions.”

Rakhine Armed Group Responsible for Rohingya Massacre, Rights Organization Says

Rakhine Armed Group Responsible for Rohingya Massacre, Rights Organization Says

By Sebastian Strangio
The Arakan Army's involvement in the August 5 massacre and other attacks on Rohingya civilians has raised thorny question for Myanmar's resistance movement.

In Photos: Life of IDPs in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

In Photos: Life of IDPs in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
People across communities have been displaced from their homes in the fighting between the military and the Arakan Army.

UN Increases Food Provisions to Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh

UN Increases Food Provisions to Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh

By Sebastian Strangio
The announcement by the World Food Programme is welcome news, but underscores the apparent intractability of the Rohingya refugee crisis.
Fresh Reports Emerge of Rohingya Killings in Western Myanmar

Fresh Reports Emerge of Rohingya Killings in Western Myanmar

By Sebastian Strangio
Rohingya activists and local media reports say that civilians have been targeted by the Arakan Army in Maungdaw, a town close to the border with Bangladesh.

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