BANGKOK -- The Arakan Army (AA), an armed ethnic group in Myanmar, is taking advantage of the monsoon rains sweeping across the country to intensify its offensive against the military regime's troops in Rakhine state, located along the country's western coast and bordering Bangladesh.
Myanmar Crisis
Arakan Army pushes Myanmar's military to brink in monsoon war
Rebel group says it looks to 'eradicate all' regime's forces from Rakhine state
Myanmar's military regime of Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing appears to be on the defensive in Rakhine state. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and AFP/Jiji)
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