The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reached more than 120,000 people across Myanmar with humanitarian assistance during the first half of 2026 as armed conflict, displacement and humanitarian needs continued to intensify across the country, including in conflict-affected Arakan (Rakhine) State.

Air attacks by the military junta in areas controlled by the Arakan Army in Arakan State and Paletwa Township in Chin State killed 33 civilians and injured 78 others between August 2 and August 24, according to figures compiled by DMG.

As demand grows for the Arakan Lottery (Laung Paw) issued by the United League of Arakan (ULA) across Arakan State, local residents report that unauthorized resellers are illegally marking up ticket prices.

Villagers in Hmaw One Lay Village, Hpakant Township, Kachin State, have exhumed 25 bodies believed to have been killed and buried in the village.

Although the Arakan Army, which controls most of Arakan State, is strengthening its administrative apparatus and governing as a revolutionary government, observers point out that significant challenges remain within its judicial sector.

The military junta has deployed around 1,000 additional troops to defend Sittwe, its sole remaining stronghold in northern Arakan State, according to a reliable source.

The Arakan Army is launching offensives against four newly constructed outposts established by the military junta to protect its strategic Nat Yay Kan hilltop base along the Ann-Padan Road, according to a military source.

The United League of Arakan (ULA) has announced the establishment of a special court to hand down severe sentences for major crimes such as child rape, rape-murder and homicide in areas controlled by the Arakan Army.

Electricity is expected to be restored in Sittwe, the only remaining town in northern Arakan State under military control, next month, with two large diesel generators already delivered, according to regime-controlled media.

A final verdict has yet to be delivered in a child rape and murder case in Aung Thukha Village, Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, with the victim's family reporting delays due to repeated court postponements.

The military junta arrested two Arakanese men returning from Malaysia at a junta security checkpoint in Myinmu Township, Sagaing Region.

The Arakan Army has rejected the military junta's allegation linking it to more than 24 million seized illicit drug pills, with spokesperson U Khaing Thukha calling it a fabricated propaganda strategy.

Seventeen journalists remained behind bars in Myanmar as of the end of June 2026, despite the release of one media worker during the second quarter of the year, according to a new report released by the freedom of expression organization Athan.

More than 500,000 people have been displaced by military conflicts in Arakan State, with women accounting for 57 percent of the displaced population and facing major challenges related to health, hygiene and personal security.

Drawing on extensive interviews with survivors, the article reconstructs the events surrounding one of the deadliest alleged atrocities committed against civilians during the conflict in Arakan.

The United League of Arakan (ULA) and local residents are expanding social harmony initiatives in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships, areas controlled by the Arakan Army in Arakan State.

A nine-month pregnant woman was physically assaulted during an attempted rape in Paukpinkwin Village, Mrauk-U Township, Arakan State.

Women's participation remains low in the administrative system of the United League of Arakan (ULA), which controls most of Arakan State, according to the Institute for Strategy and Policy-Myanmar (ISP-Myanmar).

Clashes remain intense between opposing forces in Yekyi and Thabaung townships of Ayeyarwady Region as the military junta continues large-scale offensives, according to military sources.