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

Myanmar's junta is pushing back with a new tactic after sustaining heavy losses in the western state of Rakhine. Military forces have found themselves cornered by the Arakan Army, an ethnic ...

The United League of Arakan (ULA) and its military wing, the Arakan Army, are very close to achieving what seemed impossible even three months ago – independence. It has already captured 15 of ...

The headquarters had overseen operations in Rakhine and the southern part of neighboring Chin state, as well as Myanmar’s territorial waters in the Bay of Bengal. The military government issued ...

The Arakan Army (AA) has gradually become the dominant military force in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. It has captured more than 80 percent of the western state, leaving only a few key urban areas ...