The Arakan Army must now consolidate its unprecedented territorial gains in Rakhine State and contend with humanitarian, intercommunal and international challenges.
Two weeks of intense fighting between the military and anti-junta rebels near an enclave for Chinese development in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state forced over 20,000 civilians to flee their homes, ...
Notably, the Rakhine State is rich in natural resources ... broader conflict and potentially redraw the region's geopolitical map.
The junta base in Padaung Township is a crucial defense en route to a cluster of regime arms factories on the Irrawaddy River.
The United League of Arakan (ULA) and its military wing, the Arakan Army, are very close to achieving what seemed impossible even three months ago – independence. It has already captured 15 of ...
The Arakan Army (AA) has gradually become the dominant military force in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. It has captured more than 80 percent of the western state, leaving only a few key urban areas ...
Myanmar's junta is pushing back with a new tactic after sustaining heavy losses in the western state of Rakhine. Military forces have found themselves cornered by the Arakan Army, an ethnic ...