1. The Arakan Army in Myanmar: Deadly Conflict Rises in Rakhine State
- Author:
- David Scott Mathieson
- Publication Date:
- 11-2020
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- United States Institute of Peace
- Abstract:
- Armed conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State between the Arakan Army and the Tatmadaw, the national army, has escalated sharply in the past two years. This development has been largely eclipsed, however, by the continuing international focus on the human rights crisis of the Rohingya Muslim minority. As this report explains, if this new conflict continues to expand in scope and ferocity, the hope of repatriating Rohingya refugees will recede into the future and the rest of the country will suffer from the increasing violence and destabilization.
- Topic:
- Armed Forces, Minorities, Refugees, Ethnic Cleansing, Conflict, and Peace
- Political Geography:
- Asia, Southeast Asia, and Myanmar