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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.

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Footage released by Myanmar's rebel Arakan Army shows fighters said to be members of the junta forces surrendering amid explosions and gunfire in the town of Ann, in Myanmar's Rakhine State. Video cre ...

Last month, two key members of the anti-junta Brotherhood Alliance – Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) – said they were willing to ...

Myanmar civil war: In a significant development in the Myanmar civil war, which has been raging since 2021, the military junta has suffered a major defeat at the hands of rebel fighters of the ...

appeared as a prisoner in the Arakan Army footage [Arakan Army] Pro-military commentators in Myanmar have been venting their frustration on social media. "Min Aung Hlaing, you have not asked any ...

The capture of BGP5 also shows the Arakan Army to be one of the most effective fighting forces in Myanmar. Formed only in 2009 – much later than most of Myanmar's other insurgent groups – by ...

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Pro-democracy guerrillas and ethnic minority armed forces seeking autonomy have been battling the Myanmar army after it took power in early 2021, when generals ousted the elected government of ...

One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar’s army has claimed the capture of the last army outpost in the strategic western town of Maungdaw, gaining full control of ...