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Junta Troops Clash With Arakan Army in Western Myanmar 

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Military tensions are increasing in Rakhine State, as fears grow that informal ceasefire between AA and regime is breaking down.

Military Tensions Rise in Western Myanmar as Arakan Army Chief Warns Regime 

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Analysis

By Agga Aung

Rakhine State has been largely peaceful since the coup, but there are signs the ceasefire between the AA and the junta may be breaking down. 

Myanmar Regime Stops Supplies for Displaced Rakhine Villagers

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

After the coup, the regime stopped supplying displacement camps with rice.

Open Letter Warns China of Attacks on Projects in Myanmar 

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The letter to President Xi Jinping from 558 organizations says Chinese projects should cease operations until the junta has been toppled. 

Arakan Army Threatens War With Myanmar Junta

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The Rakhine State armed group says it will not tolerate regime interference in its new administration.

Why the Arakan Army Attended Myanmar Junta’s Union Day Event

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The Arakan Army forced the regime to release its members in Myanmar’s jails in exchange for sending a delegation to Naypyitaw.

Junta Troops Clash With Arakan Army in Western Myanmar

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Tensions are rising in Rakhine State as the informal ceasefire between ethnic armed organization the Arakan Army and the military regime breaks down.

Rise of Rakhine Rebels Poses Challenge for Myanmar Junta

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

The Arakan Army has used the ceasefire with regime forces in Rakhine State in western Myanmar to establish its own separate administration.

Myanmar Junta Jails Rakhine State Ministers on Corruption Charges

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The detained National League for Democracy ministers face numerous charges from the military regime for alleged corruption.

Myanmar Junta Police Arrest Muslim Teen After Civil Servant’s Murder

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Rakhine State’s regime-appointed spokesman claims the teenager was found with the victim’s phone and a bloody cloth.

Myanmar Civil Servant Murdered in Rakhine State

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Residents fear the Maungdaw killing could spark communal conflict between Muslims and Buddhists after a string of suspicious incidents.

Myanmar Junta Clashes With Arakan Army After Year’s Peace

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Despite fighting insurgencies across Myanmar, the regime has advanced in Rakhine State, starting fighting in the only peaceful area of the country.

China-Backed Myanmar Infrastructure Project Leaves Farmers Landless

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Burma

By Yan Naing

Locals fear that the junta will forcibly confiscate their land without compensation for a special economic zone in Rakhine State.

Farmers Fear Myanmar Junta Will Confiscate Their Land

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The military regime wants the farmland in Rakhine State’s Kyaukphyu for a China-backed special economic zone.

New Crony Brokers Israeli Aircraft Parts for Myanmar Air Force

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Dr. Tun Min Latt is reportedly involved in casinos, state power projects, the arms trade and payments after more than 700,000 Rohingya were forced from Rakhine State.