It began its offensive in Rakhine in November 2023 and has now gained control of a strategically important regional army headquarters and 14 of Rakhine’s 17 townships, leaving only the state’s ...

The regime has resorted to shelling and over areas where large numbers of civilians remain trapped to fend off assaults by the Arakan Army (AA) ...

The armed group is inflicting casualties on the regime forces around the Irrawaddy delta, according to displaced civilians.

On Thursday, the junta military carried out bombings near the Kyaukphyu economic zone, reducing more than 200 homes to ashes.

The regime deployed drones and paramotors to help defend its increasingly vulnerable positions along the Rakhine-Ayeyarwady ...

In the meantime, the junta has blocked all escape routes. Of the 17 townships in Rakhine State, 14 are already under the control of the Arakan Army and only three are still controlled by the Burmese ...

Between August 2024 and February 2025, Fortify Rights interviewed 15 residents of Rakhine State, Myanmar and newly arrived refugees from Myanmar, including five women, in Bangladesh—including ethnic ...

The situation is particularly catastrophic in Rakhine State, home to the Rohingya minority, where two million people are on ...

Regime deputy Soe Win orders progress on Kyaukphyu SEZ-port before June deadline despite onslaught by Arakan Army.

Amid fighting in Rakhine between Arakan Army and armed forces, immediate “dignified return” for refugees was difficult, he ...

Junta soldiers attack St Patrick's Catholic Church in Bhamo, Kachin, a day before Saint Patrick’s. In Mandalay at least 27 ...