Arakan Army (Kayin State)


The Arakan Army is a Rakhine insurgent group based in Kayin State, Myanmar.

History

Arakan State Army was founded with its political wing called Arakan National Council in 2004. The February 14, 1998 marked the Arakanese Martyr's Day which their general for sacrifices his life for Arakan. ANC was one of few groups did not sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement in 2015 after Tatmadaw clashes with another group "Arakan Army" in Rakhine State. Arakan State Army had planned to return to Rakhine, but extreme cautions and conflict zone they were unable to return. The whole army has only a few hundred soldiers. They were left alone in Kayin State.
Myanmar's Anti-Terrorism Central Committee declared Arakan Army a terrorist group in accordance with the country's counter-terrorism law.
Arakan National Council did not collaborate with United League of Arakan of these two Rakhine armed organizations.

Objectives

The Arakan Army's self-proclaimed objectives are as follows:
  1. To gain the right to self-determination for the ethnic groups of Rakhine State.
  2. To safeguard the national identity and cultural heritage of the Rakhine people.
  3. To promote the national dignity and interests of the Rakhine people.
  4. To liberate every citizen and ethnic group of Myanmar from the Burmese dictatorship.
  5. To ensure peace and development for all of humanity.