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Arakan Army recruits train in the Kachin Independence Army headquarters in Laiza, Kachin State, in 2019. (Frontier)

Is the ‘armed group’ label still appropriate for the Arakan Army?

With the Arakan Army now controlling most of Rakhine State as a de facto government, Dhaka should take note and not treat it as just another militant group.

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An airstrike and a father’s sorrow in Rakhine

A regime airstrike in Rakhine State’s Kyauktaw Township in June killed eight civilians, including the wife and son of Ko Sithu Hein, who spoke with Doh Athan about the bombing and his sorrow and guilt over their deaths.
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