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Rohingya insurgency in Western Burma

Rohingya insurgency in Western Myanmar
Part of the Internal conflict in Myanmar
Map of Rohingya people in Rakhine State.png
Rohingya population in Rakhine State (Arakan)
Date 1947 – present
(70 years)
Location Northern Rakhine State,
Myanmar-Bangladesh border
Status Ongoing
Belligerents

 Myanmar

Former combatants:
Union of Burma (1948–1962)
Military governments (1962–2011)

ARSA (since 2016)
Former combatants:
Mujahideen
(1947–1961)
RLP (1972–1974)
RPF (1974–1982)
RSO (1982–1998)
ARIF (1986–1998)
ARNO (1998–2001)
Supported by:
Al-Qaeda
Hezbi Islami
Hizbul Mujahideen
Jamaat-e-Islami

 Pakistan (until 1950)
Commanders and leaders

Htin Kyaw
(President of Myanmar)
Aung San Suu Kyi
(State Counsellor of Myanmar)
Maung Maung Soe
(Commander of the WRMC)
Myanmar Police Emblem.png Sein Lwin
(Rakhine Chief of Police)
Former commanders:
Aung Gyi (1947–1963)
Tin Oo (1947–1976)
Than Shwe (1992–2011)

Thein Sein (2011–16)

Ata Ullah
Former commanders:
Mir Kassem (POW) (1947–1952)
Abdul Latif (1947–1961)
Annul Jauli (1947–1961)
Zaffar Kawal (1961–1974)
Muhammad Jafar Habib (1972–1982)
Muhammad Yunus (1974–2001)

Nurul Islam (1974–2001)
Units involved

Tatmadaw

Rohingya National Army (1998–2001)
Strength

33 infantry battalions
Previous totals:

1,100 (1947–1950)

~500 (2016)
Previous totals:
2,000–5,000 (1947–1950)

2,000 (1952)
Casualties and losses
2016–17:
13 soldiers and 19 policemen killed
2016–17:
102 killed and 423 arrested

2012–2017:
1,300+ killed in total
30,000 internally displaced

168,000 fled abroad
a 2012: 168, 2013: 50+, 2016–17: 1,100+

 Myanmar

Former combatants:
Union of Burma (1948–1962)
Military governments (1962–2011)

ARSA (since 2016)
Former combatants:
Mujahideen
(1947–1961)
RLP (1972–1974)
RPF (1974–1982)
RSO (1982–1998)
ARIF (1986–1998)
ARNO (1998–2001)
Supported by:
Al-Qaeda
Hezbi Islami
Hizbul Mujahideen
Jamaat-e-Islami


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