Arakan Army (Kayin State)

Not to be confused with the Arakan Army (Kachin State).

Arakan Army (Kayin State)
Participant in the Internal conflict in Myanmar
Flag of the Arakan Army (Kayin State)
Active	2010 (2010)–present
Ideology	Rakhine nationalism^[1]
Leaders	Min Zan Wei
Headquarters	Mobile headquarters
Area of operations	Kayin State
Strength	30^[1]
Allies	Democratic Karen Benevolent Army
Opponents	Government of Myanmar Tatmadaw Union of Myanmar (until 2011)
Battles and wars	Internal conflict in Myanmar

The Arakan Army (Kayin State) (Burmese: ရခိုင်ပြည်တပ်မတော်; AA), also known as the Arakan State Army (ASA), is a Rakhine insurgent group in Kayin State, Myanmar (Burma).^[1] The group has attacked Myanmar Army outposts along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, in addition to Bangladeshi border guards.^[2]

References

Insurgent groups in Myanmar

Active combatants	AA (Kachin) AA (Kayin) KIA/KIO MNDAA RNA TNLA ZRA

Ceasefire groups	ABSDF ALA CNA DKBA-5 KNDO KNLA/KNU KA/KNPP KNPLF MNLA MRDA NDAA PNLA SSA-N SSA-S UWSA

Defunct insurgent groups	ARIF ARNO CPB DKBA God's Army KDA MTA MRA Mujahideen NSCN-K NDA-K PNA RFCP RLP RPF SSA SSCP SSNA SURA VBSW WNA

Armed conflicts	2010–12 Myanmar border clashes Communist insurgency Campaign at the China–Burma border Kachin conflict Karen conflict Kokang conflict Rohingya insurgency

Internal conflict in Myanmar Ceasefires in Myanmar Tatmadaw

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