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The Arakan Army (Rakhine: အာရက္ခတပ်တော်, romanized: Araka Tatdaw; [22] abbreviated AA), sometimes referred to as the Arakha Army, is an ethno-nationalist armed organisation based in Rakhine State . Founded in April 2009, the AA is the military wing of the United League of Arakan (ULA).
The Arakan Army captured most remaining Tatmadaw bases in Minbya by 6 February, almost taking full control of the township. On the same day, the Arakan Army seized the Taung Pyo junta outpost along the border with Bangladesh in Maungdaw Township. [28] The Arakan Army captured Kyauktaw the next day and continued fighting in Mrauk U and Ramree. [29]
The Arakan Army is the well-trained and well-armed military wing of the Rakhine ethnic minority movement which seeks autonomy from Myanmar’s central government. It is also a member of an ...
Twan Mrat Naing has led the Arakan Army since its founding in 2009, and maintains the rank of Major General. Twan Mrat Naing is of Arakanese descent and resides in Laiza, Kachin State, where the Arakan Army's "temporary headquarters" are.
The capture of BGP5 also shows the Arakan Army to be one of the most effective fighting forces in Myanmar. Formed only in 2009 – much later than most of Myanmar's other insurgent groups – by ...
In the western state of Rakhine, the Arakan Army, a powerful ethnic-minority armed group battling Myanmar’s military junta, said it seized a predominantly Rohingya town close to the Bangladesh ...
In September 2024, the Arakan Army launched an offensive to capture the city of Ann, 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 Arakan Army released the names of 26 Muslim villagers it said were killed and 12 injured in the attack. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military overthrew the elected government of Nobel ...