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Military Intelligence Briefing: Arakan Army (AA)
Reading Time: 2 minutes Updated: April 2025Prepared For: Command-Level Strategic PlanningClassification: Restricted Access – EYES ONLY 🔰 Group Profile Name: Arakan Army (AA) Founded: April 10, 2009 Parent Organization: United League of Arakan (ULA) – political wing Ideology: Ethnonationalist (Rakhine self-determination, federalism) Headquarters: Laiza (rear), operational HQ in Rakhine Hills Alliances: Three Brotherhood Alliance (with TNLA and MNDAA); tacit coordination with KIA and PDFs in Chin and Sagaing. 🧠Manpower Estimate (2025) CategoryEstimated StrengthRegular Fighters25,000–30,000Auxiliary Forces10,000+ (local militia, logistics, intel)Recruits in Training3,000–5,000Female Combatants~1,000+ (medics, support, some SF) Rapid growth due to battlefield success and popular support. Cadres include experienced veterans, some trained in Kachin and northern Shan. Capable of organising multi-brigade offensives across multiple fronts. 🗺️ Area of Operations (AO) Primary AODetailsRakhine StateStrongholds in Paletwa, Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U, Buthidaung, Rathedaung, Minbya, Ponnagyun. Full operational control in large swathes of northern and central Rakhine.Southern ChinExtension into Paletwa corridor; flanking Tatmadaw units and
