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Arakan Army Takes Rakhine, Rohingya Future in Doubt

The Arakan Army, an armed group representing the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic community, has completely taken control of the northern part of Myanmar’s Rakhine state after capturing the Maungdaw outpost ...
The Diplomat

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

A United League of Arakan (ULA)-organized meeting with representatives of different communities at Minbya in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Credit: Rajeev Bhattacharyya The Arakan Army (AA) and its ...
Reuters

Myanmar's junta terrorises, then rebels burn a Rohingya town

Saifur Rahman woke up to screams. In the darkness, the air reeked of fuel. Flames blazed in the distance. The town of Buthidaung in Rakhine state, Myanmar's largest settlement of minority Rohingya, ...
The Diplomat

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

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 ...

Arakan Army Gains Control Over Rakhine State, Raises Alarms Over Jihadi Atrocities Along Bangladesh

Rakhine State, Myanmar – The separatist Arakan Army (AA), an ethno-nationalist armed group, has solidified its control over ...
JSTOR Daily

Myanmar’s Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA): An Analysis of a New Muslim Militant Group and its Strategic Communications

Perspectives on Terrorism, Vol. 15, No. 6 (December 2021), pp. 61-75 (15 pages) The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) has been central to two major Myanmar military operations against Rohingya ...