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Recent Articles Mentioning "Sittwe"
MM eng.mizzima.com · Jul 18, 2025

Defecting soldier says Myanmar junta officers executed retreating troops on Rakhine front line

Photo – Nay Lin Aung, a soldier who was seen entering the AA. He testified that military council officers shot and killed those who were retreating from the front line in the Ann-Padan battlefield. Mi

MM eng.mizzima.com · Sep 17, 2024

Myanmar junta arrests dozens for sending supplies to rebel zone

RFA Junta forces in Myanmar arrested and interrogated about 70 residents in the capital of Rakhine state on suspicion of being rebel sympathizers and trying to send supplies into rebel zones, resident

MM eng.mizzima.com · Aug 16, 2025

Sittwe man dies following detention and torture by Myanmar junta over alleged AA ties

Mizzima A 45-year-old casual labourer from Lanmadaw (South) Ward in Sittwe township has died after being beaten and tortured in military custody, following his arrest on allegations of membership in t

MM eng.mizzima.com · Jun 28, 2024

BROUK calls on UN to help Rohingya in Rakhine State

Mizzima The United Nations (UN) has failed to prevent acts of genocide according to a 25 June statement by the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK). The statement summarises a new report by BROUK

MM eng.mizzima.com · Oct 07, 2025

Intensified Fighting and the Myanmar Junta’s Upcoming ‘Election’

Antonio Graceffo As Burma approaches its first election since the 2021 coup, the junta has intensified ground and air operations across multiple fronts. On a macro level, observers report that resista

MM eng.mizzima.com · Feb 24, 2024

Arakan Army seizes junta outposts in Minbya Town, Rakhine State

Mizzima The Arakan Army (AA) captured three outposts that had been under the control of the junta’s No. 9 Command Training Depot in Kanni Village, Minbya Town, Rakhine State. on 21 February. The AA st

MM eng.mizzima.com · Feb 24, 2024

Spring Revolution Daily News for 24 February 2024

The National Unity Government (NUG) - At 10:00 am Thursday, the NUG Central Committee on the Interim Public Administration conducted a meeting. - At 3:00 pm Thursday, there was a meeting between Minis

MM eng.mizzima.com · Sep 19, 2024

Mizzima News Summary for 19 September 2024

Dollar exchange rate falls in Myanmar but gold price still high Mizzima The junta’s Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) infuses foreign exchange (FE) into the market more frequently these days with the exch

MM eng.mizzima.com · Nov 23, 2023

Junta’s red tape makes mockery of Cyclone Mocha aid promises

Mizzima Editorial The six-month anniversary of the destruction of Cyclone Mocha went past last week with hardly a murmur, with international and local humanitarian organizations aware they have had li

MM eng.mizzima.com · Nov 27, 2025

Myanmar junta fires heavy weapons day and night to deter AA advance toward Sittwe

Mizzima The Myanmar junta has been firing heavy weapons and small arms continuously since 22 November in an attempt to intimidate and prevent the Arakan Army (AA) from advancing into Sittwe, Rakhine S

MM eng.mizzima.com · Feb 26, 2026

Myanmar junta air strike near Sittwe kills at least 17: local groups

Photo: Locals and military sources say that fierce fighting is taking place between the Military Commission and the Arakan Army (AA) near Sittwe and between the Sittwe and Ponnagyun towns in Rakhine S

MM eng.mizzima.com · Jun 11, 2025

Myanmar junta airstrike kills four displaced civilians in Thandwe

Photo: Site of airstrike in Thandwe (Credit: Arakan Princess Media) Mizzima A late-night airstrike by the Myanmar junta struck a school compound sheltering internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Thand

MM eng.mizzima.com · Nov 28, 2023

Bangladesh-Myanmar border trade stops after war breaks out in Rakhine

File Photo: An armed policeman walks by the gate near Taungpyo Bangladesh-Myanmar border entrance in Maungdaw district, Rakhine State of western Myanmar. / Photo: EPA Renewed fighting in Rakhine State

MM eng.mizzima.com · May 22, 2025

Myanmar junta launches airstrikes to retake outposts from Arakan Army near Kyaukphyu special economic zone

Photo: Arakan Army (AA) troops seen after the battle to capture a town in northern Rakhine State. (AA) Mizzima Myanmar’s junta has launched a series of airstrikes in Kyaukphyu Township in an attempt t

MM eng.mizzima.com · Jul 17, 2025

Myanmar junta airstrike mistakenly hits own troops in Kyaukphyu, injuring at least 19 soldiers

Photo – A combat drone of the Military Council in 2024 (Photo – Military Council Support News Page. PCT news) Mizzima In an apparent case of friendly fire amid fierce fighting in Kyaukphyu Township, R

MM eng.mizzima.com · Nov 17, 2023

Myanmar armed group presses offensive in Rakhine State

File Photo: Arakan Army (AA) fighters Fighters from an ethnic minority group pressed their assault on security forces in Myanmar’s Rakhine State for a second day Tuesday, a spokesman said, as an offen

MM eng.mizzima.com · Apr 05, 2025

Myanmar junta carries out aerial bombings in Tatung Township, Mandalay Region, despite ceasefire announcement

Mizzima The military junta’s air force bombed Thaetaw village in Taungtha Township, Mandalay Region, despite no active fighting in the area and the declaration of a temporary ceasefire. The junta decl

MM eng.mizzima.com · Dec 23, 2024

Arakan Army arrests three junta Brigadier-Generals; colonel killed in Rakhine State during fighting within two weeks

Mizzima In the escalating conflict between the Arakan Army (AA) and Myanmar’s junta army in Rakhine State, the AA has reportedly captured three junta Brigadier Generals and killed a Colonel between 8-

MM eng.mizzima.com · Oct 22, 2025

Myanmar junta deploys warships near Munaung Island amid election push in Rakhine State

Mizzima The Myanmar junta has deployed at least 20 warships around Munaung Island in Rakhine State, apparently preparing for new military operations while simultaneously launching election campaign ac

MM eng.mizzima.com · Apr 12, 2025

Three Brotherhood Alliance reaffirms unity amid continued Operation 1027 offensives

Mizzima The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) sent a message to the Arakan Army (AA) stating their intention to unite with a strong spiri

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