The Arakan Army, sometimes referred to as the Arakha Army is an ethnic-armed organisation based in Myanmar's Rakhine State. Founded in April 2009, the Arakan Army is the military wing of the United Le
Young Arakan Army soldiers, 2021
General Twan Mrat Naing, 2016
WMA 301 tank destroyers of Djiboutian Army
The Myanmar civil war began following the military coup on 1 February 2021. The seizure of power triggered mass anti-coup demonstrations and a violent crackdown by the Tatmadaw, which significantly es
Arakan Army
…Rakhine. The power vacuum was filled by the AA over the next 18 months with state-building efforts, like their COVID-19 vaccine rollouts. During the Myanmar civil war, the ceasefire broke down and armed clashes resumed in July 2022 after a Tatmadaw airstrike against an AA base. The two sides agreed to a temporary…
Kyaikmaraw Township bombed by the SAC
Thousands of protesters participating in an anti-junta rally in Yangon, February 2021
People's Defence Force fighting in Sagaing Region, 2022