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Arakan Army (Kayin State)

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Active
  
2010 (2010)–present

Leaders
  
Min Zan Wei

Area of operations
  
Kayin State

Ideology
  
Rakhine nationalism

Headquarters
  
Mobile headquarters

Strength
  
100–350+

Arakan Army (Kayin State)

The Arakan Army (Burmese: ရခိုင်ပြည်တပ်မတော်; abbreviated AA), also known as the Arakan State Army (abbreviated ASA), is a Rakhine insurgent group in Kayin State, Myanmar (Burma). The group has attacked Burmese military outposts along Myanmar's border with Bangladesh, in addition to Bangladeshi border guards.

Objectives

The Arakan Army's proclaimed objectives are as follows:

References

Arakan Army (Kayin State) Wikipedia