Arakan Army

The reported attacks occurred on October 31 and November 1 rather than taking place on publication day.

In western Rakhine State, the Rakhine Army spokesperson and an aid worker described strikes affecting several townships, including a market share clinic and a maternity ward in The Karenin Human Rights Group reported that the school in Lokau in Kyiv state was trapped during the classes.

Reuters said the government spokesman did not immediately respond to the request for comment.

The casualty figures remain attributed to the sources reporting them.

In the north, the Kachin independence army seeks full autonomy for Kachin state if not outright independence.

In the west, the Arakan army is pushing for a self-governed Rakhine nation with ambitions of breaking away entirely.

In Qin state, various militias have turned against both the central government and one another with each vying to represent a future independent Qin land.

In the East, Kareen and Kareni armed groups continue their long-standing fight for ethnic homelands, while Shan State remains splintered between rival factions, some of which favor federal autonomy, others complete secession.

Once operational, Washington could use the new facility to supply intelligence to rebel factions and influence the course of the conflict.

Elsewhere, there are indications the US may be deepening its involvement.

Local sources claim the US is contemplating plans to establish a large supply base in Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh to support insurgent groups like the Arakan Army and the Chin National Front.

They also suggest the US could impose a no-fly zone over Rakhine State to neutralize the Myanmar Air Force from supporting its troops on the ground.

The Japanese government appointed Sasakawa to his envoy role in 2013 to promote national reconciliation in Myanmar.

He helped broker ceasefires between the Arakan Army and the military in 2020 and 2022.

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A separate attack killed a 78-year-old woman in Medea's Mojo village that same day.

Narendra reported an airstrike on Sunday killed at least six civilians in Chin State's Palawa township.

Palawa is controlled by the Arakan Army.

That's the latest from Myanmar for this week.

So mechanized maneuver warfare, as we'll see, is often fighters moving in pickup trucks and some APCs, and then the drones help suppress isolated garrisons while those mobile forces bypass positions and severed the roads connecting them.

And the Arkan Army in Myanmar spent late 2024 rolling through in a sweeping advance by seizing the enemy junta's western command headquarters after taking surrounding positions and cutting the command off.

So the junta reacted by trying to deploy 20 main battle tanks, plus additional armored fighting vehicles, which was the military's first major deployment of armor in the entire civil war.

Meanwhile, Navy warships offshore provided fire support while aircraft struck enemy positions.

Min Aung Hlaing also invited non-signatories to participate in peace talks.

BBC Burmese reported that since being appointed in April, the junta chief has not sent an invitation to the Arakan army.

A heatwave claimed the life of a 65-year-old taxi driver on Monday in Yangon's Jiao Thanda township.

The man died of a heatstroke as El Nino's effects are felt nationwide.

It's a terrible war zone with the military.

Most, most of it's now under the control of the insurgent Arakan Army.

The military is bombing so many places.

Food is chronically short.