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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 ...
csis.org

Arakan Army Posed to “Liberate” Myanmar’s Rakhine State

The Arakan Army (AA), the ethnic armed organization for the Arakan (Rakhine) people, has now seized control of almost all of Myanmar’s Rakhine State, with the notable exceptions of the capital of ...
Human Rights Watch

Burma: Ensure Freedoms for All in Arakan State

On March 29, 2016, the day before Burma’s transfer of power to a new government, outgoing President Thein Sein ordered the lifting of the state of emergency imposed on Arakan State in 2012 during ...

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 ...