Rakhine, Rohingya leaders should take immediate steps to defuse tensions: International Crisis Group

With the war in Myanmar escalating as both Junta and rebels make gains and losses. The Rohingya people have once again been caught in the crossfire. Despite the Arakan Army(AA) attempting to improve relations with the Rohingya before November 2023, however, recent events have put that peace at risk. The Myanmar military has most actively […]

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New conflict in Rakhine, nearly half a million Rohingya fled to save their lives

A renewed conflict has erupted in Myanmar’s violent western state of Rakhine. In this incident, 45 thousand people of the local Rohingya ethnic group fled. They left Rakhine in the fear of killing and beheading. Al-Jazeera reported this information in a report on Saturday (May 25). A further 45,000 Rohingya minority have been forced to […]

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International Community Urges Enhanced UN Role in Myanmar Conflict

In a united call for action, Australia, Canada, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States have collectively urged all nations to halt the flow of arms and military materials, including aviation fuel, to Myanmar. This appeal comes in response to the escalating humanitarian crisis […]

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45 thousand Rohingya have taken shelter at the border: United Nations

About 45,000 Rohingya have fled to the border with Bangladesh as fighting escalated in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, killing and burning homes. The United Nations Human Rights Office reported this information on Friday. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have reportedly been displaced by clashes between junta forces and rebels in the towns of Buthidang and Maungdu […]

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New conflict in Rakhine, thousands of refugees

Renewed conflict and violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State. Human rights activists there have alleged that thousands of people from the local minority community have been displaced in this incident. United Nations war crimes investigators said on Thursday (May 23) they were monitoring escalating fighting in conflict-torn Rakhine. They have started an investigation into the […]

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Western fighters are joining rebel groups in Myanmar

Western volunteer fighters are joining the fight against the Myanmar junta. Foreign fighters are already present among rebel armed groups. But the number is slowly increasing. Among them are a former British soldier and an American soldier. They voluntarily joined the anti-junta party. Al Jazeera. Myanmar generals seized power more than three years ago, say […]

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UN, ASEAN urged to act to save Rohingyas from further genocide in Myanmar

Parliamentarians from Southeast Asia on Saturday urgently called on the United Nations, ASEAN, and the wider international community to take immediate action in order to prevent the mass killing of Rohingyas who are under siege by the Arakan Army in northern Rakhine State. “We are extremely alarmed and concerned by reports that the Arakan Army […]

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Western volunteers join Myanmar’s anti-regime fight

Western volunteers, including a former British soldier and an American fighter, have joined the battle against Myanmar’s military regime, inspired by the bravery of the anti-coup resistance. These individuals have independently traveled to Southeast Asia to support the local forces in their struggle against the junta. Jason (a pseudonym used due to security concerns), an […]

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Surrender of more than two hundred soldiers of the Janta Bahini after losing a large base in Rakhine

Another major base of the country’s ruling junta has fallen to insurgents in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Radio Free Asia reported that more than two hundred soldiers of the base, located near the border with Bangladesh, surrendered to the rebel Arakan Army. The Arakan Army claimed in a statement on Monday (May 6) that the Janta […]

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