Myanmar ethnic rebels claims to capture junta western command
Myanmar ethnic rebels claims to capture junta western command

A Myanmar ethnic rebel group has captured a military regional command in Rakhine state, according to the claim of the group. The Arakan Army (AA) had completely captured the western regional command at Ann on Friday after weeks of fighting, the group said in a statement on its Telegram channel....

Bloody siege ends Myanmar army's control over western border
Bloody siege ends Myanmar army's control over western border

The rebel Arakan Army has captured the last stronghold of the military junta in northern Rakhine state, bordering Myanmar, in a bloody clash. This brings the 270-kilometer area along the Myanmar border under its full control for the first time. The end, when it came for the BGP5 barracks, was...

Famine looming in Myanmar's Rakhine state: UN
Famine looming in Myanmar's Rakhine state: UN

Myanmars conflict-torn Rakhine state is heading toward famine, the United Nations warned on Thursday, as the countrys civil war squeezes commerce and agricultural production. Rakhines economy has stopped functioning, a new report from the UN Development Programme said, projecting famine...