The regime continues to work with Beijing on the Special Economic Zone and deep-sea port in Kyaukphyu, even though the town is encircled by AA troops.

The Arakan Army launched attacks on Shwe Thaung Yan, 40 km from the Ayeyarwady capital Pathein, in early January.

The Arakan Army says the continuation of its offensive will depend on the actions of the military junta. Yangon (AsiaNews) – The level of devastation of the offensive launched by the Arakan Army ...

Myanmar’s junta forces now control less than half the country after suffering major battlefield setbacks in 2024 – including ...

In a statement posted to its Telegram account on Sunday, the Arakan Army (AA) announced that it had overrun the last military bases in Gwa, the southernmost of Rakhine’s 17 townships ...

There are even reports that the Arakan Army now commands areas inside Bangladesh. In the ferocious civil war between ethnic rebel groups and the junta (military) in Myanmar, the Arakan Army ...

Dhaka needs to engage with Arakan Army, which now controls over 80 percent of Rakhine State, including the 271-km border between Bangladesh and Myanmar, said security experts, former diplomats ...

Myanmar's Arakan army challenges junta government: Is a new country going to emerge near India's... Naypyidaw: Myanmar has been in turmoil since the 2021 military coup that ousted the country’s ...

On December 9, 2024, the Arakan Army (AA), one of the most powerful ethnic armed organisations and one from the three Brotherhood Alliance (the other two being MNDAA and TNLA), battling the ...

New tech will make tomorrow’s wars more dangerous to troops, Army says New sensors and long-range weapons may force the service to rethink doctrine." Sam Skove, Staff Writer The goal of 100K ...

Millions have been displaced from Northern Rakhine, the heartland of the Rohingya minority, since the Arakan Army, a powerful ethnic armed group seeking autonomy from the central government ...