Arakan Army | |
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ရခိုင်ပြည်တပ်မတော် | |
Dates of operation | 2010 | – present
Headquarters | Mobile headquarters |
Active regions | Kayin State; Rakhine State |
Ideology | Rakhine nationalism |
Size | 100[1]–350+[citation needed] |
Part of | Arakan National Council, United Nationalities Federal Council |
Allies | DKBA-5 People's Defence Force[2][3] |
Opponents | Myanmar Union of Myanmar (until 2011) |
Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
The Arakan Army (Kayin State) (Burmese: ရခိုင်ပြည်တပ်မတော်) is a Rakhine insurgent group based in Kayin State, Myanmar.[1]
The Arakan Army's self-proclaimed objectives are as follows: