
Special Seminar by Kyaw Hsan Hlaing: “Forging Rebel Alliances: How Arakan Army Expanded Across Myanmar” | Center for Southeast Asian Studies Kyoto University
Forging Rebel Alliances: How Arakan Army Expanded Across Myanmar
Kyaw Hsan Hlaing (Ph.D. student, Cornell University)
Over the past 16 years, the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) has evolved from a marginal insurgent group of 26 fighters in KIA-held territory to a dominant force with over 50,000 troops and control over 90% of Rakhine State. This transformation marks one of the most significant insurgent ascents in contemporary Myanmar. Unlike earlier Arakanese movements, the ULA/AA...
Kyaw Hsan Hlaing (Ph.D. student, Cornell University)
Over the past 16 years, the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) has evolved from a marginal insurgent group of 26 fighters in KIA-held territory to a dominant force with over 50,000 troops and control over 90% of Rakhine State. This transformation marks one of the most significant insurgent ascents in contemporary Myanmar. Unlike earlier Arakanese movements, the ULA/AA...