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Following the 2016 outbreak of conflict in Rakhine state, the AA became more heavily involved in the Arakan region. [28] In 2019, the AA launched attacks on state security forces and the Myanmar Army responded, heightening clashes. [29] [30] The AA reached a ceasefire in late 2020 after eroding the central government's control in northern Rakhine.
The military accused AA of firing into Sittwe's Kathe neighborhood on 9 March, killing seven civilians. [111] AA reportedly slaughtered several military families attempting to flee Kyauktaw in Rakhine. [112] Five Rohingya were found dead after AA arrested them, but the group denied killing the men and said it was a result of warring drug gangs ...
In September 2024, the Arakan Army (AA) launched an offensive to capture the city of Ann in Myanmar, the location of the headquarters of the Myanmar military's Western Command. The battle was a culmination of a year-long offensive by the Arakan Army to capture the entirety of Rakhine State. The battle ultimately resulted in the total defeat of ...
The AA also attacked the Danyawaddy Naval Base in Kyaukphyu Township, which is the main naval base of the junta in southern Rakhine, and captured a junta outpost in Mrauk-U Township. [322] On 10 January, the Arakan Army attacked the Light Infantry Battalion 539 and Artillery Battalion 377 stationed near Kan Sauk village in Kyauktaw Township.
The first fighting in Rakhine since the operation began took place in Rathedaung and Minbya townships, breaking an informal ceasefire that had been in place in the region and marking the beginning of the Rakhine Offensive. The AA reported that it had seized outposts and arrested some officers. [126]
Five months later in July 2022, the junta launched an airstrike on an AA base in an area administered by the Karen National Union, killing six AA fighters. In response, the AA ambushed Tatmadaw soldiers in Maungdaw, killing four. [28] These clashes escalated throughout August to November, with 100 battles occurring in nine Rakhine townships. [28]
[79] [80] ARSA and the Arakan Army (AA) clashed on 19 July in the Mayu mountains near Sein Hnyin Pyar and Gu Dar Pyin villages. The AA claimed that five ARSA members and one AA member were killed, with the AA seizing an ARSA outpost. [81] ARSA commander Hafez Nur Mohammad was captured by the Rapid Action Battalion on 21 July in Cox's Bazar. [82]
4 February – Junta troops carries out a sneak attack on an Arakan Army outpost near Maungdaw in Rakhine State, killing an AA sentry. 6 February – A three-hour clash between Arakan Army and the Junta starts a breakdown of the informal ceasefire between the AA and the military in place since November 2020. [83]