Myanmar’s ruling junta said on Friday it has already discharged 93 minors from military service, responding to a United ...

Since December 2024, the Arakan Army (AA) has been entrenching itself in the Rakhine state after the fall of the Western ...

Yasmin fled in 2012 from Buthidaung district in Rakhine state—the epicentre of violence—with her three-month-old infant. She carried her across borders and entered India, hoping for some relief.

Northern Rakhine state (Maungdaw and Buthidaung townships) Current status — These townships remain the epicentre of active fighting involving Rohingya groups. Context — Northern Rakhine, particularly ...

In May, with his unit besieged, he deserted, returning to his home village in Buthidaung township. Home provided no sanctuary from the fighting.

The AA has also secured the entire stretch bordering India and Bangladesh following its capture of territory along the Naf River including Maungdaw, Buthidaung, and Chin State’s Paletwa ...