Naypyidaw: The military-ruled junta army in Myanmar has suffered a major setback. The country's rebel group Arakan Army has captured a regional military command in the Rakhine state. The Arakan Army said in a statement on its Telegram channel that it was "completely captured" by a command on Friday,

The Arakan Army has been chalking up wins against the junta’s forces along Myanmar’s border with China. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The AA’s progress has been slowed by regime artillery units in the Rakhine Mountains, which are relentlessly shelling the clash site at the junta HQ in Ann Township.

A powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar is claiming to have scored a major victory in the war against the ruling military, even as neighboring nations at a meeting in Thailand were discussing