Arakan Army

Arakan Army

NLD candidates Ni Ni May Myint, Min Aung, and Chit Chit Chaw were campaigning in Rakhine state when they were kidnapped by the AA on October 14, 2020. 
Seventy-nine days in AA captivity
Three NLD candidates speak to Myanmar Now about their ordeal as prisoners of the Arakan Army
Published on Jan 26, 2021
Members of the AA in Laiza, Kachin state, in 2017 (Sai Zaw/Myanmar Now)
Rakhine parliament approves proposal to seek removal of Arakan Army from list of terrorist groups
There were no objections to the proposal, which comes two months after the fighting in Rakhine and southern Chin state came to a halt
Jan 17, 2021
Min Aung Hlaing at the 100th Anniversary of the Young Men’s Buddhist Association. (Tatmadaw True News Information Team)
Military chief Min Aung Hlaing supports Arakan Army call to hold by-elections in Rakhine by end of year 
Call comes a week after AA and Tatmadaw officials held meeting that raised hopes of peace agreement
Dec 17, 2020
Soldiers from the Arakan Army seen in Laiza township, Kachin state in 2017 (Sai Zaw/Myanmar Now)
Arakan Army meets for talks with Tatmadaw in Wa capital 
Meeting seen as ‘opening the door’ to a formal peace agreement
Dec 14, 2020
Soldiers from the AA seen in March 2019 (Khun Latt/Myanmar Now)
Arakan Army and military plan in-person peace talks after online meeting
Announcement comes amid three-week lull in hostilities that has prompted cautious optimism after two years of fierce fighting
Dec 3, 2020
NLD candidates Min Aung (left), Ni Ni May Myint (center) and Chit Chit Chaw were detained last week
Arakan Army admits to detaining NLD candidates and offers government a prisoner swap
The group said it would free the candidates if the government released people ‘detained unlawfully for demanding peace’ - but NLD says offer is 'absolutely inappropriate'
Oct 20, 2020
Nearly 200 homes were burned down in abandoned Lekkar village, in Mrauk-Oo township, on May 16.
More than 190 homes set ablaze in Rakhine village
Residents fled Lekkar village last April, when fighting between the Tatmadaw and Arakan Army came to town
May 18, 2020
A parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw, Myanmar’s capital, in March. Under the Constitution’s system of divided government, the military is autonomous and is largely able to avoid civilian scrutiny. Photo: Thet Aung/ Agence France-Presse
Bruised and bloodied - parents of tortured detainees describe meeting their sons
Videos of Tatmadaw soldiers brutally beating the five men went viral on Sunday
May 14, 2020
Chin government staff resign en masse after ‘threats’ from Arakan Army
State minister says rebel groups threatened 180 people - but AA says it only targets those connected to the military
Jan 23, 2020
Arakan Army frees NLD lawmaker after two months’ detention
Statement said Hawi Tin had been released at a ‘safe location’ but MP and family have not yet spoken publicly
Jan 22, 2020
Maha Nwe restaurant on Yadana Road, South Okkalapa township
Rakhine restaurants shut down, accused of funding 'terrorism'
Myanmar’s anti-money laundering authority alleged the Yangon eateries were used as fronts to fund the Arakan Army
Jan 14, 2020
Some experts believe the Myanmar military may be using the Chinese-made CH-3 unmanned drone, pictured above, in clashes with the Arakan Army in Rakhine state. (Photo: GlobalSecurity.org)
AA accuses Tatmadaw of using combat drones
Reports suggest military using Chinese-made combat drones; if true, it’d be a first in fighting with armed rebels
Jan 7, 2020
NLD MP Dr Hla Moe submits a proposal to condemn the AA
Parliament set to condemn detention of MP as military rejects AA’s prisoner swap offer
Lawmakers will discuss proposal accusing AA of harming national reconciliation and demanding colleague’s release
Nov 14, 2019

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