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Myanmar: Arakan Army seizes key Maungdaw town, takes full control of border with Bangladesh
1 month ago

Myanmar: Arakan Army seizes key Maungdaw town, takes full control of border with Bangladesh

Firstpost  

The Arakan Army said Sunday it had ordered the suspension of transport across the Naf River because police and local Muslims affiliated with the army were attempting to escape by boat to Bangladesh FILE - Myanmar border guards stand to provide security near the fence at a no-man's land between Myanmar and Bangladesh, near Taungpyolatyar village, Maungdaw, northern Rakhine State, …

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Myanmar’s ethnic group seizes final Army outpost in Maungdaw, gains control of border with Bangladesh
1 month ago

Myanmar’s ethnic group seizes final Army outpost in Maungdaw, gains control of border with Bangladesh

Live Mint  

One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar's army has claimed the capture of the last army outpost in the strategic western town of Maungdaw, gaining full control of the 271-kilometer -long border with Bangladesh. The capture by the Arakan Army makes the group's control of the northern part of Rakhine state complete, and marks another advance …

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Myanmar’s army is reportedly emptying villages in a western state to boost defenses against rebels
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Myanmar’s army is reportedly emptying villages in a western state to boost defenses against rebels

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military has been emptying villages on the outskirts of the capital of the western state of Rakhine as part of an evident effort to defend against expected attacks by a powerful rebel group that has captured most of the surrounding area, according to residents, a local activist group and media reports on Tuesday. The Arakan Army, which …

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UN human rights office decries beheadings, other violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
7 months, 2 weeks ago

UN human rights office decries beheadings, other violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office warned Friday of “frightening and disturbing reports” about the impact of new violence in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine, pointing to new attacks on Rohingya civilians by the military and an ethnic armed group fighting it. Throssell denounced signs of new attacks on Rohingya civilians by Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army, the …

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Powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to capture base and hundreds of soldiers
8 months ago

Powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to capture base and hundreds of soldiers

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A powerful ethnic minority armed group battling Myanmar’s army in the country’s west claimed Monday to have taken hundreds of government soldiers prisoner when it captured a major command post. Myanmar’s military government made no immediate comment, and the spokesperson of the Arakan Army did not respond to questions sent by The Associated Press. Ethnic Rakhine nationalists aligned …

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Over 150 Myanmar soldiers flee to Mizoram village after rebel forces capture camps; some critically injured
1 year ago

Over 150 Myanmar soldiers flee to Mizoram village after rebel forces capture camps; some critically injured

Hindustan Times  

As many as 151 Myanmar soldiers fled to Mizoram's Lawngtlai district after their camps in the neighbouring country were overrun by an armed ethnic group, news agency PTI reported citing an Assam Rifles officer said on Saturday. The Myanmarese Army personnel, also known as the ‘Tatmadaw’, fled with their arms and approached the Assam Rifles at Tuisentlang in Lawngtlai district …

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