conflict in Rakhine

People flee from a village after renewed fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army (AA) in Pauktaw Township in western Rakhine State on November 19, 2023
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21 November 2023
A bridge too far? | Arakan Army helps widen war against entrenched and stretched Myanmar junta
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29 May 2020
MNHRC criticized by rights groups
More than 20 rights NGOs have urged the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission, which...
(File) Rakhine ethnic people, who fled from conflict areas, gather at the Dam Mar Yar Ma Monastery temporary camp in Dyi NyaWaddy Ward, Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar, 29 December 2019. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
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05 March 2020
Villagers flee as fighting continues in Mrauk-U
Fighting in war-torn Rakhine state on Thursday drove residents and students from villages...
Rakhine ethnic people, who fled from conflict areas, at the Dam Mar Yar Ma Monastery temporary camp in Dyi NyaWaddy Ward, Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar, 29 December 2019. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
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13 January 2020
16 children killed in Myanmar’s conflict zones in...
UNICEF Myanmar has expressed deep sorrow over the death of four children last week when...
Mrauk-U, an ancient city in northern Rakhine State. Photo: Mizzima
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06 April 2019
Fighting may affect the development of Mrauk-U
As soon as one hears the words Rakhine State, he will certainly and instantly see in his...
Mro ethnic women with children displaced from the surge of fighting between ethnic armed rebel group of the Arakan Army and government troops take refuge at a compound of a Buddhist pagoda are seen during a government-organized visit for journalists in Buthidaung township in the restive Rakhine state on January 25, 2019. Photo: Richard Sargent/AFP
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03 April 2019
US government concerned about conflict and...
The United States is deeply concerned about the harm to civilians of the ongoing conflict...
(File) Myanmar soldiers patrol a village in Maungdaw located in Rakhine State as security operation continue following the October 9, 2016 attacks by armed militants. Photo: AFP
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21 December 2018
Myanmar forces conduct ‘clearance operations’...
Myanmar forces are conducting new rounds of "clearance operations" in conflict-hit...