FILE - Myanmar border guards stand to provide security near the fence at a no-man's land between Myanmar and Bangladesh, near Taungpyolatyar village, Maungdaw, northern Rakhine State, Myanmar, on June ...

BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful ethnic minority armed group battling Myanmar's army in the country's west claimed Monday to have taken hundreds of government soldiers prisoner when it captured a major ...

Renewed hostilities between the Myanmar military and ethnic minority armed group the Arakan Army (AA) have spread to various townships in western Myanmar, including Pauktaw, where civilians have been ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful ethnic armed group ...

One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar’s army has claimed the capture of the last army outpost in the strategic western town of Maungdaw, gaining full control of the ...

The United League of Arakan (ULA) and its military wing, the Arakan Army, are very close to achieving what seemed impossible even three months ago – independence. It has already captured 15 of the 18 ...

Members of Myanmar Border Guard Police, in civilian clothing, sit under the shade of trees after abandoning their posts following an alleged attack by members of the Arakan Army as Bangladesh border ...

The Arakan Army, a prominent and powerful ethnic rebel group combating Burma's military junta, claims it has taken hundreds of soldiers prisoner after seizing Operational Command No. 15 headquarters ...

Myanmar news: Since the time when Aung San Suu Kyi's democratically elected government was overthrown in India's neigbouring country Myanmar, the socio-political situation in the country has remained ...

BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military that is based in the country’s western state of Rakhine has seized a township bordering India and Bangladesh, the group ...