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Analysis: Myanmar Conflict - Rise Of Arakan Army And Implications for India
In the ferocious civil war between ethnic rebel groups and the junta (military) in Myanmar, the Arakan Army, the biggest of all the rebel groups, is now in control of large parts of the Rakhine province.
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UN Chief Condems Myanmar Military's Deadly Attack On Rohingya Civilians
UN chief Antonio Guterres condemned on Thursday recent attacks by Myanmar's military that reportedly killed scores of civilians in western Rakhine state.
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Myanmar Rebels Claim Control Of Town, Deny Targeting Rohingya
A powerful armed ethnic group in Myanmar said on Sunday it had won control over a town in the western state of Rakhine after weeks of fighting, denying accusations it had targeted members of the Muslim-minority Rohingya during the offensive.
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4 Myanmar Nationals Arrested For Killing Mizoram Auto Driver; Students' Group Says Accused Linked To Arakan Army
Mizoram Police have arrested four Myanmar nationals for the murder of a local resident.
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Myanmar Armed Group Claims It Has "Completely Controlled" Port Town Pauktaw
Fighters from a Myanmar ethnic minority armed group have seized control of a port town after more than two months of intense clashes with junta troops, they said.
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More Myanmar Soldiers Enter Mizoram Amid Conflict With Armed Ethnic Group
More army personnel have crossed the border into Mizoram in the past two days as fighting continues between rebel forces in Myanmar and the junta-regime.
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Myanmar Armed Group Says Captured Town Near India, Bangladesh Border
An armed ethnic minority group in Myanmar has said it captured a town and several junta outposts near the border with Bangladesh and India, in the latest setback for the embattled military.
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50,000 People Displaced In Myanmar After Ethnic Violence: UN
Almost 50,000 people have been displaced by fighting in northern Myanmar after an alliance of ethnic armed groups launched an offensive against the military two weeks ago, the United Nations said Friday.
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Fear Stalks Rohingya Refugee Camps In Bangladesh After String Of Murders
Bloodstains still mark the spot where assassins gunned down Mohib Ullah, an activist who was a leading voice for the 850,000 Rohingya living in fear in Bangladeshi refugee camps.
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5 Indians Kidnapped In Myanmar Freed After Timely Intervention: Centre
The Indian government on Tuesday said its "timely intervention" ensured the release of five Indians and five Myanmar nationals, including an MP, who had been taken hostage by an ethnic rebel group in the country's restive Rakhine province.
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Facebook Bans Four Armed Groups Fighting Against Military in Myanmar
The Arakan Army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, Kachin Independence Army and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army were banned.
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13 Myanmar Police Officers Killed By Rakhine Rebels In "Brazen Raids"
Thirteen Myanmar police officers were killed in raids Friday by ethnic Rakhine rebels, the army said, in a brazen, co-ordinated attack on the country's Independence Day which adds a dangerous new dimension to conflict in the restive western state.
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Myanmar Army Chief Had "Genocidal Intent": UN Probe On Rohingya Killings
Myanmar's military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with "genocidal intent" and the commander-in-chief and five generals should be prosecuted for orchestrating the gravest crimes under law, UN investigators said on Monday.
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Grave Of 28 Hindus Killed By Rohingya Militants Found, Says Myanmar Army
Myanmar's army said Sunday that a mass grave of 28 Hindus had been discovered in violence-wracked Rakhine state, blaming the killings on Rohingya militants.
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Freedom Fighter Or Curse? The Man Behind The Rohingya Insurgency
To his foes, Ata Ullah is a reckless amateur who has brought untold misery to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya after launching an insurgency in Myanmar. But to supporters of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, their leader is an intrepid fighter who left a life of luxury in Saudi Arabia to defend the stateless group against overwhelming odds
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Analysis: Myanmar Conflict - Rise Of Arakan Army And Implications for India
In the ferocious civil war between ethnic rebel groups and the junta (military) in Myanmar, the Arakan Army, the biggest of all the rebel groups, is now in control of large parts of the Rakhine province.
-
UN Chief Condems Myanmar Military's Deadly Attack On Rohingya Civilians
UN chief Antonio Guterres condemned on Thursday recent attacks by Myanmar's military that reportedly killed scores of civilians in western Rakhine state.
-
Myanmar Rebels Claim Control Of Town, Deny Targeting Rohingya
A powerful armed ethnic group in Myanmar said on Sunday it had won control over a town in the western state of Rakhine after weeks of fighting, denying accusations it had targeted members of the Muslim-minority Rohingya during the offensive.
-
4 Myanmar Nationals Arrested For Killing Mizoram Auto Driver; Students' Group Says Accused Linked To Arakan Army
Mizoram Police have arrested four Myanmar nationals for the murder of a local resident.
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Myanmar Armed Group Claims It Has "Completely Controlled" Port Town Pauktaw
Fighters from a Myanmar ethnic minority armed group have seized control of a port town after more than two months of intense clashes with junta troops, they said.
-
More Myanmar Soldiers Enter Mizoram Amid Conflict With Armed Ethnic Group
More army personnel have crossed the border into Mizoram in the past two days as fighting continues between rebel forces in Myanmar and the junta-regime.
-
Myanmar Armed Group Says Captured Town Near India, Bangladesh Border
An armed ethnic minority group in Myanmar has said it captured a town and several junta outposts near the border with Bangladesh and India, in the latest setback for the embattled military.
-
50,000 People Displaced In Myanmar After Ethnic Violence: UN
Almost 50,000 people have been displaced by fighting in northern Myanmar after an alliance of ethnic armed groups launched an offensive against the military two weeks ago, the United Nations said Friday.
-
Fear Stalks Rohingya Refugee Camps In Bangladesh After String Of Murders
Bloodstains still mark the spot where assassins gunned down Mohib Ullah, an activist who was a leading voice for the 850,000 Rohingya living in fear in Bangladeshi refugee camps.
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5 Indians Kidnapped In Myanmar Freed After Timely Intervention: Centre
The Indian government on Tuesday said its "timely intervention" ensured the release of five Indians and five Myanmar nationals, including an MP, who had been taken hostage by an ethnic rebel group in the country's restive Rakhine province.
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Facebook Bans Four Armed Groups Fighting Against Military in Myanmar
The Arakan Army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, Kachin Independence Army and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army were banned.
-
13 Myanmar Police Officers Killed By Rakhine Rebels In "Brazen Raids"
Thirteen Myanmar police officers were killed in raids Friday by ethnic Rakhine rebels, the army said, in a brazen, co-ordinated attack on the country's Independence Day which adds a dangerous new dimension to conflict in the restive western state.
-
Myanmar Army Chief Had "Genocidal Intent": UN Probe On Rohingya Killings
Myanmar's military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with "genocidal intent" and the commander-in-chief and five generals should be prosecuted for orchestrating the gravest crimes under law, UN investigators said on Monday.
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Grave Of 28 Hindus Killed By Rohingya Militants Found, Says Myanmar Army
Myanmar's army said Sunday that a mass grave of 28 Hindus had been discovered in violence-wracked Rakhine state, blaming the killings on Rohingya militants.
-
Freedom Fighter Or Curse? The Man Behind The Rohingya Insurgency
To his foes, Ata Ullah is a reckless amateur who has brought untold misery to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya after launching an insurgency in Myanmar. But to supporters of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, their leader is an intrepid fighter who left a life of luxury in Saudi Arabia to defend the stateless group against overwhelming odds
