Relatively free from foreign influence, the Arakan Army is poised to carve out a large autonomous statelet in western Myanmar ...

Another kind of check common in Yangon is examining mobile phones for virtual private network (VPN) apps, usually at traffic ...

For all their success against the junta, the ethnic armies of northern Shan and Rakhine are not part of a broader united front fighting for a common, nationwide goal.

Since the fall of Mrauk-U and the loss of Arakan sovereignty in 1784 CE, previous generations of Arakanese revolutionaries have devoted their lives to one and only one objective: the liberation of ...

The Arakan Army is an ethno-nationalist armed group based in Rakhine. Created in 2009, its objective is to promote the national identity of the Arakanese people and restore their sovereignty. It has ...