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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. [154] 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.
On 5 March, the Arakan Army captured Ponnagyun and threatening the regional capital Sittwe, only 33 kilometres away. [380] On 17 March, continued Arakan Army assaults took Rathedaung and its township, cutting off Sittwe from the rest of Rakhine by land. [381] On 12 March, after an 85-day battle, the Arakan Army captured the town of Ramree.
This handout photo provided by the Arakan Army shows the aftermath of an airstrike by Myanmar's army in Kyauk Ni Maw village, in Ramree township, in Rakhine state, Myanmar, on January 8, 2025.
The civil war intensified late last year after the Three Brotherhood Alliance, comprising the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, the Arakan Army and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army ...
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 ...