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| active = {{Start date|2010}} – present

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| ideology = [[Rakhine people|Rakhine]] [[nationalism]]

| partof = [[Arakan National Council]], [[United Nationalities Federal Council]]

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| area = [[Kayin State]]; [[Rakhine State]]

| size = 350+<ref name=”ASA1″/>

| allies = {{flagicon image|~~DKBA-5~~ ~~Buddhist~~ ~~Flag~~ ~~Variant~~.svg}} [[~~DKBA-5~~]]<ref>~~[https://myanmar-now.org/en/~~news~~/rakhine-nationalist-group-joins-knu-in-fight-against-military/~~ Rakhine nationalist group joins KNU in fight against military]. 8 May 2021. Myanmar Now. ~~{{Webarchive~~|url= ~~https://web.archive.org/web/20230302073221/~~https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/rakhine-nationalist-group-joins-knu-in-fight-against-military~~|date= 2 March 2023~~}}</ref><br>{{flagicon image|Flag of PDF Myanmar.svg}} [[People’s Defence Force (Myanmar)|People’s Defence Force]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Arakan State Army claims they captured Myanmar junta outpost in Kayin State|url=https://mizzima.com/article/arakan-state-army-claims-they-captured-myanmar-junta-outpost-kayin-state|access-date=19 February 2022|date=16 February 2022|work= Mizzima|language= English|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220042021/https://www.mizzima.com/article/arakan-state-army-claims-they-captured-myanmar-junta-outpost-kayin-state|archive-date=20 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= ANC/AA accompanied-“Cobra Column” attacks a junta column, many equipments confiscated|url=https://burmese.narinjara.com/news/detail/62ceab7cc1470104a6244e75|work=Narinjara News|access-date= 13 July 2022|date=12 July 2022|language= Burmese|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011110333/https://burmese.narinjara.com/news/detail/62ceab7cc1470104a6244e75|archive-date=11 October 2023}}</ref>

| allies = {{flagicon image| .svg}} [[]]<ref>news Rakhine nationalist group joins KNU in fight against military 8 May 2021 Myanmar Now |url=https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/rakhine-nationalist-group-joins-knu-in-fight-against-military}}</ref><br>{{flagicon image|Flag of PDF Myanmar.svg}} [[People’s Defence Force (Myanmar)|People’s Defence Force]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Arakan State Army claims they captured Myanmar junta outpost in Kayin State|url=https://mizzima.com/article/arakan-state-army-claims-they-captured-myanmar-junta-outpost-kayin-state|access-date=19 February 2022|date=16 February 2022|work= Mizzima|language= English|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220042021/https://www.mizzima.com/article/arakan-state-army-claims-they-captured-myanmar-junta-outpost-kayin-state|archive-date=20 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= ANC/AA accompanied-“Cobra Column” attacks a junta column, many equipments confiscated|url=https://burmese.narinjara.com/news/detail/62ceab7cc1470104a6244e75|work=Narinjara News|access-date= 13 July 2022|date=12 July 2022|language= Burmese|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011110333/https://burmese.narinjara.com/news/detail/62ceab7cc1470104a6244e75|archive-date=11 October 2023}}</ref>

| opponents = {{flag|Myanmar}}

* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Myanmar Armed Forces.svg}} [[Tatmadaw]]

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The ”’Arakan Army (Kayin State)”’ ({{langx|my|ရခိုင့်တပ်တော်}}) is a [[Rakhine people|Rakhine]] [[Insurgency|insurgent group]] based in [[Kayin State]], Myanmar.<ref name=”ASA1″>{{cite web|title=AA (Karen Region)|url=https://mmpeacemonitor.org/1663/aa-arakan-army/|access-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107024256/https://mmpeacemonitor.org/1663/aa-arakan-army/|archive-date=7 January 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 23 June 2020, Thai authorities raided a house in the border town of [[Mae Sot]] (close to Kayin State), seizing a large stash of newly manufactured weapons originating from China. 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”.<ref>{{cite news|date=24 June 2020|title=Chinese-Made Arms Due for Myanmar Seized on Thai Border|work=The Irrawaddy|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/chinese-made-arms-due-myanmar-seized-thai-border.html|access-date=4 August 2020|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803125529/https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/chinese-made-arms-due-myanmar-seized-thai-border.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 7 May, 2021, after the [[2021 Myanmar coup]], AA-K leader Min Tun announced that the militia had joined anti-Tatmadaw resistance, capturing the Oo Thu Hta military base alongside the [[Karen National Liberation Army]].<ref name=8May2021/>

== Objectives ==

Rakhine insurgent group in Kayin State, Myanmar

The Arakan Army (Kayin State) (Burmese: ရခိုင့်တပ်တော်) (AA-K) is a Rakhine insurgent group based in Kayin State, Myanmar.^[1]

On 23 June 2020, Thai authorities raided a house in the border town of Mae Sot (close to Kayin State), seizing a large stash of newly manufactured weapons originating from China. 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”.^[5]

On 7 May, 2021, after the 2021 Myanmar coup, AA-K leader Min Tun announced that the militia had joined anti-Tatmadaw resistance, capturing the Oo Thu Hta military base alongside the Karen National Liberation Army.^[2]

The Arakan Army’s self-proclaimed objectives are as follows:

To gain the right to self-determination for the ethnic groups of Rakhine State.
To safeguard the national identity and cultural heritage of the Rakhine people.
To promote the national dignity and interests of the Rakhine people.
To liberate every citizen and ethnic group of Myanmar from the Burmese dictatorship.
To ensure peace and development for all of humanity.

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