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Rakhine State
Rohingya May Have Crossed Into Bangladesh Amid Latest Fighting: Report
By Sebastian Strangio
Tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims remain trapped in northern Rakhine State, as fighting continues between the military and the Arakan Army.
Myanmar’s Conflict Reaches the Doorstep of Bangladesh’s Saint Martin’s Island
By Saqlain Rizve
Boat transportation to the island has been suspended following gunfire from Myanmar, once again dragging Dhaka into its neighbor's civil war.
Myanmar Armed Group Calls for Evacuation as It Approaches Border Town
By Sebastian Strangio
The Arakan Army has called for the mostly Rohingya residents of Maungdaw to leave, a month after it was accused of mass arson attacks in a neighboring township.
The Burning of Buthidaung: Allegations, Denials, and Silence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
By Naw Theresa
Reports of arson attacks and the mass displacement of Rohingya civilians in western Myanmar are being used as rhetorical weapons in the country's civil war.
UN Details ‘Disturbing’ New Atrocities Against Myanmar’s Rohingya
By Sebastian Strangio
The U.N.'s human rights office says that tens of thousands have been forcibly displaced in what one expert described as a "hate-driven unnatural disaster."
Arakan Army Takes Key Town in Western Myanmar, While Denying Rohingya Attacks
By Sebastian Strangio
Rights groups have accused the Arakan Army of displacing tens of thousands of Rohingya civilians during its seizure of the town of Buthidaung.
Mapping Territorial Control in Post-Coup Myanmar: Flawed by Design?
By Han Ya
Attempts to map the areas controlled by the military junta and its various opponents frequently obscure more than they reveal.
Ethnic Resistance Group Claims Capture of Hundreds of Soldiers in Western Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
The Arakan Army claims that it has overrun the 15th Military Operations Command headquarters in northern Rakhine State.
Moving Towards Understanding and Reconciliation in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
By Christopher Win
Recent comments by the commander of the Arakan Army have prompted a heated debate about history, language, and ethnic identity.
Last Flights Out of Sittwe
By Naw Theresa
As resistance forces move within striking distance of the capital of Rakhine State, many of its inhabitants are seeking a way out.
Myanmar’s Military Is Playing a Dangerous Game in Rakhine State
By Kyaw Lynn
The army's reported plan to conscript Rohingya civilians could worsen the region's already fragile ethnic relations.
Has the Indian Flagship Kaladan Project in Myanmar Hit a Dead End?
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
A stretch of highway that is yet to be completed runs through areas in Myanmar’s Chin and Rakhine States which are seeing some of the worst fighting in recent months.
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