While many hope that the AA will join the fight against the military junta, a return to war would be devastating for the people of Rakhine.

The Arakan Army must now consolidate its unprecedented territorial gains in Rakhine State and contend with humanitarian, intercommunal and international challenges.

Myanmar's Rakhine state, home to the Rohingya minority and engulfed in conflict between government forces and a powerful ethnic group, could face an imminent acute famine, the United Nations ...

Now, with control over Rakhine State ... Army's activities could lead to broader conflict and potentially redraw the region's geopolitical map.

Dignified repatriation of Rohingyas would be extremely difficult at the moment, given the ongoing conflicts between the Myanmar military and Arakan Army in Rakhine, he said. For all latest news ...