Arakan Army (AA)

Force in Play

As of October 2026: Controls Kyauktaw and most of Rakhine State

A Myanmar military fighter jet dropped two 500-pound bombs on a crowded wholesale market in Kyauktaw on Sept 28, killing at least 50 people and wounding 58. The UN's Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar has issued an urgent appeal for evidence, saying the attack may amount to a war crime.

Updated Oct 11