The Arakan Army pays China's front organisations in South-East Asia for weapons, and Thai arms smugglers front for the Chinese, according to sources. (Photo | EPS). [29], In December 2015, the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army engaged in several days of fighting, around 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Sittwe at the border between Kyauktaw and Mrauk U townships. In April 2015, the AA clashed with the Myanmar Army in Kyauktaw Township of Rakhine State and Paletwa Township of Chin State. The State Administration Council (SAC) withdrew its designation on 11 March 2021,[22][23] while the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) announced a few days later that it was rescinding its terrorist designation for all insurgent groups. The Burmese racist invading army has ramped up their campaign of firing and shelling with heavy and light weapons into the Arakanese towns and villages according to the hallmark of colonial invaders filled with full of racial hatred. The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress.com are those of the comment writers alone. The separatist Arakan Army (AA) fighting Myanmar troops in an intensified conflict in the coastal province of Rakhine and the neighbouring state of Chin has managed to land and bring in a huge consignment of weapons and ammunition through Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts. In Search For A Rakhine Solution In Myanmar . An unknown number of military personnel were killed in the fighting. The weapons were to be supplied to the Arakan Army and also the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA). He said that the "Chinese object has always been to keep the West away from Myanmar by keeping Myanmar (a) weak and closed state with a poor humanitarian record.". 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[31], Following clashes between Rohingya insurgents and Burmese security forces in northern Rakhine State in October 2016, the Arakan Army released a press statement, calling the perpetrators (the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army) "savage Bengali Muslim terrorists" and the violence a "rampage of the Bengali Islamic fundamentalist militants in northern Arakan. According to reports, another large consignment of Chinese-made weapons was also smuggled into Rakhine state via Monakhali beach. Arakan Army spokesperson Khine Thu Kha on Monday acknowledged that both men, now detained, were Arakan Army operatives. When addressing local concerns about a Chinese-backed copper mine, according to Swedish journalist Bertil Lintner, a Myanmar government minister feared that Beijing could retaliate against any trouble to the mine by supporting ethnic violence that would harm Myanmar's economy. NAYPYITAW: China is supplying funds and sophisticated weaponry to armed groups in Myanmar and the Naypyitaw-designated terrorist group, the Arakan Army, to have leverage over Myanmar and India, Licas News reported. On 30 May 2020 the Arakan Army released a statement demanding the immediate withdrawal of Burmese Government administration and Burmese armed forces from Arakan. A diplomat in the region said that "seven different groups (including Arakan Army) in Myanmar received Chinese arms and support." The emergence of the Arakan Army has created the most acute problem for the stalled peace process and Myanmar’s efforts to end decades of conflict. YUN SUN | FRONTIER May 18, 2020. According to an Eastern Link article by Subir Bhaumik, the more recently uncovered arms delivery from China was a "consignment containing 500 assault rifles, 30 universal machine guns, 70,000 rounds of ammunition and a huge stock of grenades ... brought in by sea and offloaded at the Monakhali beach not far from the coastal junction of Myanmar and Bangladesh in the third week of February.". [53] On 19 March 2020, the Tatmadaw made a statement claiming that its forces could break the Arakan Army's siege of the outpost. The fighting prompted 5,000 civilians to flee from their homes and to take shelter in monasteries and communal areas across the region, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. arakan army chinese weapon war. The Arakan Army invites all Arakanese to join in our national struggle to accomplish our long desired mission we are in; to bind up nation’s wounds; to make the promise of our … [34][35], On 4 January 2019, around 300 members of the Arakan Army launched pre-dawn attacks on four border police outposts—Kyaung Taung, Nga Myin Taw, Ka Htee La and Kone Myint—in northern Buthidaung Township. In September, his younger sister and brother-in-law were also detained by Myanmar Police when they returned to Myanmar from Thailand. [40][41] Following the attacks, the Office of the President of Myanmar held a high-level meeting on national security in the capital Naypyidaw on 7 January 2019, and instructed the Defense Ministry to increase troop deployments in the areas that were attacked and to use aircraft if necessary. The separatist Arakan Army (AA) fighting Myanmar troops in an intensified conflict in the coastal province of Rakhine and the neighbouring state of Chin has managed to land and bring in a huge consignment of weapons and ammunition through Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts. The seized weapons … Myanmar’s Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun, Major General Soe Naing Oo, and Major General Tun Tun Nyi say the army hit back at Rakhine … Arakan Army is the largest insurgent group in the Rakhine state of Myanmar and is the armed wing of the political party, United League of Arakan (ULA). Local insurgents on the Burmese side of the border told The Irrawaddy that the weapons were likely being smuggled for the Arakan Army because "they pay good prices". 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A steady supply of weapons from China is reaching insurgent groups in Myanmar, including the Arakan Army that has been posing a threat to the Kaladan project and is setting up camps bordering the southern tip of Mizoram, recent intelligence reports say. A rescue attempt by the Tatmadaw using a helicopter resulted in exchange of gunfire, killing several of the hostages. Most AA soldiers were originally trained at the KIA Military Academy; however, the AA has additional training camps in Rakhine State. [52], On 6 February 2020, the Arakan Army attacked an outpost of the Tatmadaw on a bank of Kaladan River in Chin State. As a result, they took up arms against the Myanmar Army in support of the KIA. "[14] The purpose of the AA, as stated by its second-in-command Brigadier General Nyo Twan Awng, is to "protect our Arakan people, and to establish peace, justice, freedom and development. In February 2015, AA fought alongside the Myanmar Nationalities Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), an ethnic armed group, and its ally the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in their conflict with the Myanmar Army. According to a source, China's strategy as one to push its influence well south of its own border. ON 10 JULY 2019, … 5. India is in a war with Pakistan and does not want to make a new enemy of Myanmar," said an Australian academic. [12] In January 2019, the AA's numbers increased to an estimated 7,000+ troops.[13][4]. [33], On 21 December 2018, the Myanmar Army declared a four-month unilateral ceasefire in five conflict areas, saying it would hold talks with non-signatories of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) during the ceasefire period. "They want a monopoly.". [36] Thirteen members of the Border Guard Police (BGP) were killed and nine others were injured,[37][38][39] whilst 40 firearms and more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition were looted. Armed groups in Myanmar — including the United Wa State Army and the Arakan Army, which was designated a terrorist organization this year — are acting as Beijing’s proxies by supplying weapons and providing hideouts to insurgent groups in India’s northeastern states, according to Indian officials with knowledge of the situation, who asked not to be identified … China does not supply weapons for free. The weapons manufactured by the Wa (United Wa State Army) and the KIA (Kachin Independence Army) are not up to much. Arakan Army Gets Chinese Weapons Through BANGLADESH. Detail documentation of their horrendous atrocities in Arakan … Clashes were reported in Maungdaw, Buthidaung, Kyauktaw, Rathedaung and Ponnagyun Townships, located in the northern and central parts of Rakhine State. However, the Western Command (stationed in Chin State and Rakhine State) was notably excluded from the unilateral ceasefire announcement and an increase in clashes between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army was reported. The Arakan Army pays China’s front organizations in Southeast Asia for weapons, and Thai arms smugglers front for the Chinese, according to sources. [20][21] After the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, however, both the military junta and government-in-exile withdrew its designation of the AA as a terrorist group. The weapons, worth 30 million baht (almost $1 million), were meant to be supplied to the Arakan Army and Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), both active in … The USD 220 million road contract was awarded to the Delhi-based contractor, C&C Constructions, in June 2017. The statement said it killed 50 Myanmar troops including high ranking officers in … It can be said that this is one of the brazenly lawless and sabotage acts of Myanmar Army that has been conducting its scorched-earth campaign with four-cuts doctrine in Arakan. newindianexpress.com reserves the right to take any or all comments down at any time. More than 593 instances of clashes between the Arakan Army and … Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines. “People think the Arakan Army needs strength in weapons and soldiers, and then it will have equal political opportunities when negotiating with the Tatmadaw and [the] government,” said Khaing Kaung San of the Rakhine State CSO Peace Committee, which includes civil society organisations involved in government-led discussions on ending Myanmar’s conflicts. China is blatant in using its support for ethnic militia groups to threaten the government. The Arakan Army (Burmese: ရက္ခိုင့်တပ်တော်; abbreviated AA) is a Rakhine armed group in Myanmar (Burma) based on Kachin State, founded on 10 April 2009. The Arakan Army pays China's front organisations in South-East Asia for weapons, and Thai arms smugglers front for the Chinese, according to sources. "[15], The Arakan Army (AA) was founded on 10 April 2009 along with its political wing, the United League of Arakan (ULA), in what it describes as its "temporary headquarters" in Laiza, Kachin State. In a recent interview to Russian state-run TV channel Zvezda, Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces, Min Aung Hlaing said that terrorist groups active in country were … China’s Norinco arms manufacturer uses these front organizations to sell to the Arakan Army, according to Bhaumik’s reporting. The emergence of the Arakan Army has created the most acute problem for the stalled peace process and Myanmar’s efforts to end decades … Narinjara news reported Myanmar military and police called ward administrator and searched Pyin Zay monastery from 5 pm to 9 pm yesterday and found 2 automatic rifles, 1,000 rounds of … [32], In November 2017, the group was involved in heavy clashes with the Tatmadaw in Chin State, in which 11 Tatmadaw soldiers were killed.   |  A+A A-, The refugees, mostly women and children, were taking refuge in Lungpuk and Khaikhy villages of southern Mizoram to evade alleged atrocities from the Arakan Army. 31 Police Security Unit at 10 pm. Singapore’s 10 July 2019 announcement of the arrests of AA supporters raises questions about the outfit and its support among Rakhine Buddhists in confronting the Myanmar authorities. “People … [18] Hundreds of armed men from the Myanmar troops were reportedly killed in this conflict. The Rakhine State government issued a notice blocking non-governmental organisations and UN agencies, except for the International Committee of the Red Cross and the World Food Programme, from travelling to rural areas in these townships affected by the conflict. The Tatmadaw retaliated with fighter jets, bombing AA positions until 6 am the next day. The severe fighting between the AA and Tatmadaw in Rakhine and Chin States since … Top … Last Updated: 02nd July 2020 11:01 AM The F. Company of 61st Bn. The weapons are worth 30 million baht (almost 1 million dollars). [27] On 27 August 2015, there was a clash between the AA and Bangladesh border guard forces, with both sides opening fire near the Boro Modak area of Thanci in the Bandarban district, near the shared Burma-Bangladesh border. The Myanmar government then delayed the requisite clearances until January 2018. Popular support in Rakhine State for the Arakan Army has been a game changer for the conflict there and is one reason why the ethnic armed group is increasingly impervious to pressure from China. The Arakan Army pays China's front organisations in South-East Asia for weapons, and Thai arms smugglers front for the Chinese, according to sources. "China is playing a multi-dimensional game in South Asia. China did not condemn the attack but gave a very bland statement saying "China supports all parties in Myanmar to promote reconciliation and peace talks and strongly opposes any form of violent attacks". Intelligence sources revealed that the seized weapons were destined for Rakhine State, where the Arakan Army (AA) and Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) ordered the weapons through their connections with the DKBA. In 2019, the group allegedly attacked four police stations, causing 20 casualties among police. The AA is a participant in the Kachin conflict, fighting alongside the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) against the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces). A Rakhine source close to the Arakan Army claimed that the shipment included FN-6 Chinese MANPADS, according to the article. As for the two Thai nationals, Sadayu is a Thai army … According to Bhaumik, a former BBC reporter in Myanmar, anti-Tatmadaw sentiment in Rakhine State has been galvanised and quickly expanded through the influx of Chinese money and arms. He further revealed that the Arakan Army has approximately 50 of the MANPADS (Man-Portable Air Defense Systems) surface-to-air missiles. "[6], According to the BBC, there is popular support for the Arakan Army in Mrauk U and a number of men from the town have recently joined the group. On 27 August 2015, there was a clash between the AA and Bangladesh border guard forces, with both sides opening fire near the Boro Modak area of Thanci in the Bandarban district, near the shared Burma-Bangladesh border. According to Bhaumik, a former BBC reporter in Myanmar, anti-Tatmadaw sentiment in Rakhine State has been galvanised and quickly expanded through the influx of Chinese money and arms. China wants to weaken India. He described the weapons seizures as “minor” … "This strategy of supporting the Arakan Army has enabled the Chinese to expand its area of influence towards western Myanmar that is, the India-Myanmar border," the source said. China is blatant in using … "An object lesson in diplo-terrorism is the leverage over Myanmar and India that China gained by arming the Arakan Army, operating in the corridor from North-East India over Myanmar's Chin and Rakhine states to the Indian Ocean," according to Licas News reported. Once construction was underway, the Arakan Army kidnapped crews including Indian citizens, firefighters, a Myanmar member of parliament and sabotaged a vehicle and building materials. We must have the courage to celebrate the victory a day. The Arakan Army pays China's front orgsations in South-East Asia for weapons, and Thai arms smugglers front for the Chinese, according to sources. The United League for Arakan, the group’s political wing, has lashed out at a story in state-owned media yesterday that stated the movement funded its activities with illegal narcotics sales. Arakan Army Denies Drug Charge, Silent On Arms Import, Arakan Army Separatists Sound Bugle For Final Charge, Myanmar In Rare Attack Against China For 'Support To Terror', Campaign at the China–Burma border (1960–1961), Union Peace Conference – 21st Century Panglong, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arakan_Army&oldid=1023305632, Paramilitary organisations based in Myanmar, Articles containing Burmese-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 15 May 2021, at 17:25. [19], In January 2019, Myanmar's Anti-Terrorism Central Committee designated Arakan Army as a terrorist group under the country's counter-terrorism law. But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. COMMENTARY. Thanchi Market Fire 'Arakan Army Sabotage'! In 2019, when a phase of the Kaladan project was nearing its completion, the Arakan Army shifted its area of operation to Rakhine and Southern Chin. [28], On 20 August 2015, the Arakan Army clashed with a Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB), after ten of their horses had been confiscated by the BGB earlier that day. According to the Myanmar Peace Monitor, the AA had more than 1,500 troops in 2014,[8] including personnel stationed in the Rakhine State near Myanmar's border with Bangladesh. The Arakan Army later stated that it had captured nine BGP personnel and five civilians, and that three of its fighters were also killed in the attacks. Some of the police died from their wounds. By YUN SUN | FRONTIER . [46], On 9 March 2019, around 60 AA insurgents launched an evening attack on Yoe-ta-yoke Police Station. Disclaimer : We respect your thoughts and views! According to a press release by the Arakan Army, 11 personnel, including four military engineers, were captured and 16 backhoe excavators, one Toyota car, a dump truck, and 60 mm and 80 mm mortars were confiscated. [47] On the same day, AA insurgents managed to conquer the front line commanding post of Rakhine State's Gwa Township-based No. [9][10][11] The Irrawaddy stated in September 2015 that the AA had 2,500 troops and 10,000 supporters. The Arakan army firmly believed that we have the will and wisdom to apply ourselves in exciting tests of rebuilding our society and prosperous future . Published: 02nd July 2020 11:01 AM  |   Arakan Army officers have strongly denied a government accusation that they fund their military activities and weapons purchases through the sale of illegal drugs. Local residents reported two chief monks in Mrauk U have been missing since August 18 and Myanmar army seized some weapons in a Buddhist monastery on August 19. They can’t fire on automatic. [1] It is the armed wing of the United League of Arakan (ULA), currently led by commander in chief Major General Twan Mrat Naing and vice deputy commander Brigadier General Nyo Twan Awng. According to a leaked combat report, nine policemen were killed, two were injured, and a dozen weapons, including 10 BA-63 assault rifles, were stolen by the attackers. [30] Several Tatmadaw personnel, including one commanding officer, were killed in sniper attacks. In Myanmar, both the AA and ARSA are designated as terrorist organizations. [16], Following training, the group had planned to return to Arakan State and fight for self-determination; however, with the outbreak of fighting in Kachin State in June 2011, they were unable to return. The Arakan Army purportedly advocates for self-determination for the multi-ethnic Arakanese population, the safeguarding and promotion of the national identity and cultural heritage of the Arakan people, and the "national dignity" and best interests of the Arakan people. A military source with experience in South-East Asia confirmed that China is providing approximately 95 per cent of Arakan Army funding. [43] Civilian casualties,[44] arbitrary detention of ethnic Rakhine villagers,[45] and military blockage of food aid and medical relief were also reported. A military source with experience in South-East Asia confirmed that China is providing approximately 95 per cent of Arakan Army funding. In an interview with The Irrawaddy, Arakan Army commander-in-chief Twan Mrat Naing replied to an interviewer's question by saying, "Whether the objective is to obtain a federal union of democracy or the more autonomous confederate status like that of Wa State, the political objective of the group is to obtain confederate status for Rakhine State, and we prefer confederate status like that of Wa State, which has a larger share of power in line with the constitution. According to Bhaumik, a former BBC reporter in Myanmar, anti-Tatmadaw sentiment in Rakhine State has been galvsed and quickly expanded through the influx of Chinese money and arms. 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The presence of the Arakan Army in Arakan is to give peace, stability, security, freedom, justice and development to all peoples of Arakan irrespective of sex, race, religion and political belief.” 5 The objective justifies its efforts to work towards self-determination, equality, and justice for the Arakan people, who have faced discrimination and alienation for centuries, … (shutterstock.com photo) … The Arakan Army pays China's front organisations in South-East Asia for weapons, and Thai arms smugglers front for the Chinese, according to sources. China does not supply weapons for free but earns money from inciting violence in Myanmar. Analysts say the Arakan Army, which has trained with Kachin rebels, poses a potentially greater military threat than the ill-equipped Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army that precipitated the 2017 crisis. [48], On 9 April 2019, around 200 AA insurgents attacked the No. EXPLAINER: Are Israel, Hamas committing war crimes in Gaza? 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