Weekly Highlights from Arakan (March 23 to 29, 2026)

Admin 31 Mar 2026

- Fighting escalates near Sittwe as Arakan Army attacks regime positions

- Drug offences in Arakan State punishable by 10 years to death penalty: AA authorities

- Two civilians injured in junta drone strike on Sanae town

- Arakan Army releases 152 junta POWs, family members in Minbya

- Nearly 10,000 IDPs in Kyaukphyu urgently need shelter as monsoon season approaches

- Education campaign launched to support IDP children in Arakan State


 

 

 Weekly Highlights from Arakan (March 16 to 22, 2026) 

Admin 24 Mar 2026

- ULA launches Arakan National University to expand higher education access

- Toddler raped and murdered in Maungdaw; four suspects detained

- Arakan Army releases POWs and family members from Kyauktaw detention site

- Kyaukphyu IDPs face acute drinking water shortages amid dry season

- USDP lawmaker elected Arakan State Hluttaw speaker

- IDP man loses leg in landmine blast in Thandwe Twsp

Weekly Highlights from Arakan (Feb 23 to March 1, 2026) 

Admin 03 Mar 2026

- Death toll rises to 18 after junta airstrike on Ponnagyun village market

- Arakan Army signals willingness to forge strategic partnership with Bangladesh’s new government

- Clashes continue in Sittwe as junta reinforces naval, armored deployment

- Over 200 IDPs in Ponnagyun struggle without shelter, food aid

- Kyaukphyu IDPs forced to flee again amid junta airstrikes and artillery attacks

- Junta attacks kill 42 civilians, injure 50 in Arakan State in February

Weekly Highlights from Arakan (Feb 16 to 22, 2026) 

Admin 24 Feb 2026

- Arakan Army’s handover of 73 Bangladeshi fishermen signals potential boost in border cooperation

- ULA calls for Chin–Arakanese unity on 78th Chin National Day

- Equipment from Chinese-owned VPower plant in Kyaukphyu to be fully relocated amid growing conflict

- Two civilians killed, two injured in junta airstrike on Ramree village

- India-Arakan trade routes fully reopen after two-month closure

- Myanmar military officers accused of profiting from dismantled homes in Sittwe villages

Weekly Highlights from Arakan State (Feb 9 to 15, 2026)

Admin 17 Feb 2026

- Seven civilians, including infant, killed in junta airstrikes on Kyauktaw and Mrauk-U

- ULA purchases paddy from farmers amid market shortage in Arakan State

- Junta torches at least 11 villages in Kyaukphyu Twsp over past year: Residents

- Arakanese merchants seek access to Indian market via Mizoram trade route

- Charcoal sales surge in northern Arakan after AA firewood ban

- After Arakan fighting, Taungup residents struggle to rebuild homes

Weekly Highlights from Arakan State (Feb 2 to 8, 2026)   

Admin 10 Feb 2026

- Inmates escape from Kyaukphyu Prison amid heightened security

- ULA seeks to strengthen public healthcare services in Arakan State

- Elderly IDP killed, two others injured in junta airstrike on Kyaukphyu village

- Religious freedom, interfaith harmony expand in areas controlled by AA in Arakan State

- Junta moves to convene Arakan State Parliament in Sittwe amid ongoing clashes

- ULA bans hunting and wildlife trade in Arakan State

- Two civilians wounded in junta airstrike on Thandwe

  

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