The Arakan Army has made rapid advances across Rakhine state since November 2023.
YANGON - Myanmar’s junta is on the verge of being expelled from a western-most state bordering Bangladesh, according to a new report, marking the one of the biggest military losses since a 2021 coup led to renewed civilian conflict across the country.
“The Arakan Army is in the process of carving out a proto-state of over a million people on the Myanmar-Bangladesh border,” International Crisis Group said in the report. “Although the Myanmar military has countered with indiscriminate attacks and a blockade that is causing huge economic distress, the armed group” has pushed on.
The Arakan Army has achieved key victories along Rakhine’s coast, and it’s now poised to attack Sittwe, the state capital. A key target is the island township of Kyaukphyu, which hosts critical Chinese infrastructure projects. According to information documented by the UN Human Rights Office, both the military and the Arakan Army have committed serious human rights violations and abuses against the Rohingya, including extra-judicial killings, some involving beheadings, abductions and forced recruitment.
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