The Arakan Army (Kayin State) (Burmese: ရခိုင့်တပ်တော်) is a Rakhine insurgent group based in Kayin State, Myanmar.

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.

References



Understanding the Arakan Army • Stimson Center

Arakan Army’s gains enough to enable selfrule in Myanmar’s Rakhine

Myanmar Arakan Army claims control of town bordering India and Bangladesh

The Arakan Army and the ‘storm of the revolution’ Frontier Myanmar

Rebel offensive by Arakan Army makes significant gains DVB