But in Rakhine state they are very pissed off because local people support the Arakan Army. Popular support in Rakhine State for the Arakan Army has been a game changer for the conflict there and is one reason why the ethnic armed group is increasingly impervious to pressure from China.

Gaining the support of Arakan’s most respected families, many of which had fled the country, Chunn Byan’s resistance campaign picked up steam in the early 19th century. Rakhine businesses vow not to pay Arakan Army ‘tax’ Khin Myat Myat Wai 15 Dec 2019.

The main objective of the Arakan Army (AA) is to defend the Fatherland of Arakan and to protect all peoples of Arakan. The Arakan Army (AA) militant group and its political arm, the United League of Arakan (ULA), in Rakhine state has been officially designated as …

This is the habit of the [Myanmar] army; it is not a new thing for them. Being a small force, the Arakan Liberation Party and its armed wing the Arakan Liberation Army, which were established before the AA, never managed to win much support from the Arakanese people. The Arakan Army is a revolutionary armed organization of the peoples of Arakan, founded on 10 April 2009. The Arakan Army, founded in April 2009 to fight the Myanmar military for greater autonomy in Rakhine and Chin states, has been designated a terrorist group by the Myanmar government. Nine held in Myanmar in Arakan Army fundraising probe Nine held in Myanmar in Arakan Army fundraising probe Ko Tin Hlaing Oo from Arakan Association (Singapore) arrives at Yangon International Airport after being deported from Singapore on July 10 along with three others over alleged links to the Arakan Army. On 10 April ... and the diplomatic field from which our struggle can receive international support and good perception.” 4. Having political tension and constant attacks on Myanmar troops and strengthening military power after Arakan Army gaining stronghold in Palatwa township, Chin State, and advancing its fighters in a number of townships in Rakhine State in 2019, Myanmar army has to reinforce with air force, navy, and infantry battalions to counter attack on AA. The Arakan army has also been accused of abuses, including kidnapping local officials. The Arakan Army, a well-armed insurgent group known for its slick recruitment videos on social media, has been enjoying widespread and increasing support among ethnic Rakhine people for its guerrilla-style attacks against government forces, they say. The separatist Arakan Army fighting for self-determination in Myanmar’s Rakhine (Arakan) state have issued an ultimatum demanding “the total and immediate withdrawal of the administrative apparatus of the Burmese regime and all Burmese armed forces from Arakan” .A statement received from the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army said : ” Our organisation was formed comprising […] / The Irrawaddy . Arakan Army Trains Fighters to Oppose Myanmar’s Military October 27, 2019 Arakan Army recruits scale the climbing ropes at the Laiza, Kachin State base camp. The Arakan Army “has grown in size very rapidly, it appears to be well-funded and to enjoy a lot of support among Rakhine people,” says Connelly. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), also known by its former name Harakah al-Yaqin (meaning Faith Movement in English), is a Rohingya insurgent group active in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar.According to a December 2016 report by the International Crisis Group, it is led by Ataullah abu Ammar Jununi, a Rohingya man who was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and grew up in Mecca, Saudi …
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