For all their success against the junta, the ethnic armies of northern Shan and Rakhine are not part of a broader united front fighting for a common, nationwide goal.

Out of 11 known active armed Rohingya groups – some of which were engaged in the insurgency in Rakhine state against Myanmar’s central government prior to crossing the border – five are ...

According to a statement issued this month by the group Refugees International: "In Rakhine state, increased fighting between Myanmar's military junta and the AA (Arakan Army) ... has both caught ...

Meanwhile, conflict continues to intensify in Rakhine. There has been a recent surge in the number of civilian casualties and further displacement of children and families, prompting more people ...

Hamida – who asked to only use her first name for fear of reprisals – says seven Arakan Army soldiers gang-raped her during the attack in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state in late July.

The International Crisis Group, a global non-profit, non-governmental organization, has called on Bangladesh’s interim government to engage with the ethnic Rakhine group Arakan Army as it is carving ...

As the Arakan Army is on the verge of expelling the Myanmar military in the Rakhine State, Bangladesh needs to expand the scope of its engagement with the rebel group, said the International ...

“Maraland and Rakhine State are adjacent to each other,” Lakher of ... In late April, the alliance captured Kyin Dway village in Kanpetlet Township in the south, as well as regime posts in Tedim ...

A boat in the Naf River, which forms part of the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar’s Rakhine State, February 1, 2019. Evidence is mounting that a prominent ethnic armed group was responsible ...

Clashes between the Myanmar junta’s military and the Arakan Army (AA) have been reported in multiple locations around Gwa Township, the strategic southernmost township in Rakhine State, since Sunday, ...

The Arakan Army has made rapid advances across Rakhine state since November 2023 and is set to create the single largest area controlled by an ethnic armed group since the coup, the International ...