The Arakan Army (Kayin State) (Burmese: ရခိုင့်တပ်တော်) is a Rakhine insurgent group based in Kayin State, Myanmar.[1]

Objectives

The Arakan Army's self-proclaimed objectives are as follows:

  1. To gain the right to self-determination for the ethnic groups of Rakhine State.
  2. To safeguard the national identity and cultural heritage of the Rakhine people.
  3. To promote the national dignity and interests of the Rakhine people.
  4. To liberate every citizen and ethnic group of Myanmar from the Burmese dictatorship.
  5. To ensure peace and development for all of humanity.

References

  1. ^ a b "AA (Karen Region)". Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ^ Rakhine nationalist group joins KNU in fight against military. 8 May 2021. Myanmar Now. Archived 2 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Arakan State Army claims they captured Myanmar junta outpost in Kayin State". Mizzima. 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. ^ "ANC/AA accompanied-"Cobra Column" attacks a junta column, many equipments confiscated". Narinjara News (in Burmese). 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2022.


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