T he Arakan Army's growing territorial gains, and seemingly undeterred momentum, have raised questions about the rebel group's ultimate goal.Since Myanmar's military staged a coup and ousted the ...

It is important to note that the Arakan Army currently controls Myanmar’s Rakhine state, which borders Bangladesh. It is believed that the conflict between the Arakan Army and Myanmar’s junta ...

The Arakan Army says that it is ready to engage in "political dialogue" and vowed to safeguard foreign investments in Rakhine State. The AA has entered into alliances and built on terrain and ...

The capture by the Arakan Army of a strategically important regional army headquarters in Rakhine state would put it a step closer to seizing control of the entire state, a goal not achieved by ...

The Rakhine state is almost under the control of the rebel group Arakan Army, yet it is still struggling to defeat junta forces in three major cities including Sittwe. As a result, the Arakan Army ...

Bangladesh is engaging with both the Myanmar government and the Arakan Army to ensure the safe and voluntary repatriation of Rohingya refugees to their homeland in Rakhine, officials said yesterday.

The Arakan Army, the well-trained and well-armed military wing of the Rakhine ethnic minority movement, has been on the offensive against army outposts in the western state of Rakhine — its ...

Rohingya youth who were conscripted by the military to defend Buthidaung town against the advancing Arakan Army share their stories with The Diplomat. Rohingya interviewees in Rakhine State can be ...