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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 ...
Thurein Tun (Burmese: သူရိန်ထွန်း; pronounced [θʊreɪn tʊn], also spelled as Thurein Htun; born Myanmar) is a Burmese army general who served as the former commander of the 15th Military Operations Command (MOC). [1] [2] He was captured by the Arakan Army (AA) during their offensive in Rakhine State in December 2024. [3]
The Arakan Army denied any involvement with the attack, blaming the fires on junta shelling during the course of the battle. [53] [54] [55] On 3 May, the Arakan Army captured the headquarters of the Border Guard Police in Maungdaw Township at Kyee Kan Pyin. [56] The Arakan Army began launching attacks on Maungdaw town on 21 May. [57]
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.
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.
5 May – The Kachin Independence Army announces the capture of the town of Sumprabum. [23] 6 May – The Arakan Army announces the capture of a junta base in Buthidaung after a siege. [23] 18 May – The Arakan Army announces the capture of Buthidaung, with unconfirmed reports of the town being set on fire. [24]
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.. Five captured soldiers ...
Operation 1027 (Burmese: ၁၀၂၇ စစ်ဆင်ရေး; MLCTS: 1027 Cachcangre:, Burmese pronunciation: [tə.sʰɛ̀ n̥ə.sʰɛ̼.θóʊɴ sɪʔ.sʰɪɴ.jè]) is an ongoing military offensive conducted by the Three Brotherhood Alliance, a military coalition composed of three ethnic armed organisations in Myanmar: the Arakan Army (AA ...