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In September 2024, the Arakan Army (AA) launched an offensive to capture the city of Ann in Myanmar, the location of the headquarters of the Myanmar military's Western Command. The battle was a culmination of a year-long offensive by the Arakan Army to capture the entirety of Rakhine State. The battle ultimately resulted in the total defeat of ...
The Arakan Army captured most remaining Tatmadaw bases in Minbya by 6 February, almost taking full control of the township. On the same day, the Arakan Army seized the Taung Pyo junta outpost along the border with Bangladesh in Maungdaw Township. [28] The Arakan Army captured Kyauktaw the next day and continued fighting in Mrauk U and Ramree. [29]
In 18 May 2024, when Arakan Army captured Buthidaung, Rohingya activists accused the Arakan Army of burning and targeting Rohingya homes in the town, a claim which the Arakan Army denied. [153] On August 5 and 6, 2024, AA forces launched attacks along the Myanmar-Bangladesh border, targeting thousands of fleeing Rohingya civilians.
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.
20 December – The Arakan Army seizes the headquarters of the Tatmadaw's western regional military headquarters in Ann Township, Rakhine State. [71] 28 December - The Arakan Army captures Gwa in southern Rakhine State. [72] 29 December - The Arakan Army announces that they would welcome any initiative to solve the current crisis through ...
The ruling junta in Myanmar made conscripts take drugs to stay sharp on the battlefield and reduce their sensitivity to violence, soldiers captured by rebel forces alleged.
A Myanmar army battalion based near the Chinese border surrendered to an alliance of ethnic armed groups that launched a surprise offensive last month against the military, a spokesperson for one ...
The capture of the towns ended sieges that had lasted since the start of the Operation. [184] The Arakan Army captured the Taung Shay Taung and Kyittaw Taung outposts of the Tatmadaw in Rakhine State. According to reports from the Arakan Army, 200 junta soldiers surrendered and the rebels captured 2 M-56А1 howitzers. [185]