In September it launched its effort to capture Ann, about 395 kilometers (245 miles) northwest of Yangon. It began its offensive in Rakhine in November last year, and has now gained control of 13 ...
Since November 2023, the Arakan Army has gained control of 11 of Rakhine’s 17 townships, along with one in neighboring Chin state. Ann, a town in Rakhine that hosts the strategically important ...
The AA announced last week that it captured the regime's Western Command headquarters in Rakhine's Ann town. If confirmed, it would be the second regional military command to fall to ethnic rebels ...
On December 20, 2024, the AA claimed it had overrun the Western Military Command headquarters in Rakhine’s Ann Township. In a statement released on January 20, 2024, the AA reported that fighting with ...
The Arakan Army (AA) and allies are tightening control over the Ann-Padan Road, threatening military factories as they take ...