The Irrawaddy4d
AA Shelling Signals Imminent Assault on Rakhine Capital as Myanmar Junta Digs In
After capturing 14 of the 17 townships in Rakhine, AA forces advanced over the border into Ayeyarwady, Magwe and Bago regions ...
India.com13d
Myanmar crisis worsens, Junta govt suffers biggest setback as rebels take control of 80% of country, 95 cities now under control of…
The Rohingya crisis began in August 2017 when violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state forced nearly one million Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh. In February 2021, Myanmar’s military ...
Myanmar: Renewed conflict dims Rohingya repatriation hopes
As violence and forced conscription of Rohingya youths continue in Myanmar, hopes for the safe return of refugees to their ...
BenarNews8d
Rohingya women say sexual violence, killings forced them out of Myanmar
In light of a new report, refugees in Bangladesh share harrowing tales of sexual assault, shootings by rebels and junta ...
The Irrawaddy8d
Myanmar Junta’s Western Flank Collapsing After December Defeats
Lightning resistance offensive seized six townships and a regional command, enabling the Arakan Army to push into the regime’s military-industrial heartland.
Dhaka Tribune24d
A Rohingya youth’s ordeal in the Myanmar military
The year 2024 witnessed a dramatic escalation of conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Intense fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA)—an ethnic armed group representing the ...
UCA News3d
Myanmar junta officers ordered homes torched, looted: deserters
Pyae Sone, who deserted recently and is in hiding said officers freely stole food from villagers, slaughtered cattle, and ...
The Independent13d
Young Rohingya men are being forced to fight as foot soldiers on both sides of Myanmar’s brutal civil war
The 37-year-old mother, from Maungdaw, a town in Rakhine State in the western part of Myanmar, knew she and her family had to flee. For three days, Ms Fatima, her husband, and their four children ...
Dhaka Tribune25d
28 killed in Myanmar military air attack in Rakhine State
A Myanmar junta air strike killed 28 people, including children, and wounded 25 at a temporary detention area in western Rakhine State, an ethnic minority armed group said on Sunday. The Arakan Army ...
East Asia Forum7d
The Arakan Army battles for legitimacy
which necessitates their safe and secure repatriation to Myanmar’. Bangladesh has declared that it will no longer accept additional Rohingya refugees. With the AA having near–complete control of ...
The Daily Star24d
Myanmar junta air strike kills 28 in Rakhine
A Myanmar junta air strike killed 28 people, including children, and wounded 25 at a temporary detention area in western Rakhine state, an ethnic minority armed group said yesterday. The Arakan ...
CNN8d
Power cut to site of global, billion-dollar scam industry. But will it halt the swindling?
Thailand cut electricity supplies on Wednesday to several areas in neighboring Myanmar that are home to sites at the center of a global, billion-dollar online scam industry. As of Wednesday ...