### [2024-05-19](/feed/2024/05/19/index.md)

##### Myanmar civil war
# The Arakan Army claims control of Buthidaung, in Rakhine State, near the border with Bangladesh. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-rebel-group-claims-control-town-denies-targeting-rohingya-2024-05-19/)

### Related:

1. [The Arakan Army seizes control of Buthidaung after the army captures Tatmadaw positions in the surrounding area. The town, which hosts a majority Rohingya population, is burned amidst the crossfire. ](/feed/2024/05/18/the-arakan-army-seizes-control-of-buthidaung-after-the-army-captures-tatmadaw-positions-in-the-surrounding-area-the-tow.md) _Context: Arakan Army, Buthidaung, Myanmar civil war_
2. [The Arakan Army claims to have sunk three junta ships travelling on the Kaladan River in Rakhine State, Myanmar, resulting in up to 900 deaths. The sinking is one of the largest losses in the navy's history. ](/feed/2024/02/13/the-arakan-army-claims-to-have-sunk-three-junta-ships-travelling-on-the-kaladan-river-in-rakhine-state-myanmar-resulti.md) _Context: Arakan Army, Myanmar civil war, Rakhine State_
3. [At least 340 members of Myanmar's Border Guard Police flee into neighboring Bangladesh and are disarmed and detained by Border Guard Bangladesh in the past week amid continued fighting against the Arakan Army. ](/feed/2024/02/9/at-least-340-members-of-myanmar-s-border-guard-police-flee-into-neighboring-bangladesh-and-are-disarmed-and-detained-by.md) _Context: Arakan Army, Bangladesh, Myanmar civil war_
4. [The Arakan Army assaults Pauktaw, Rakhine State, for a second time. The town has switched hands twice between the rebel group and the military. ](/feed/2023/11/21/the-arakan-army-assaults-pauktaw-rakhine-state-for-a-second-time-the-town-has-switched-hands-twice-between-the-rebel.md) _Context: Arakan Army, Myanmar civil war, Rakhine State_
5. [The military recaptures the town of Pauktaw, Rakhine State, from the Arakan Army following heavy bombardment of the town. ](/feed/2023/11/17/the-military-recaptures-the-town-of-pauktaw-rakhine-state-from-the-arakan-army-following-heavy-bombardment-of-the-town.md) _Context: Arakan Army, Myanmar civil war, Rakhine State_
6. [The Arakan Army captures the town of Pauktaw, Rakhine State. The military responds by bombing the town with helicopters and warships. ](/feed/2023/11/16/the-arakan-army-captures-the-town-of-pauktaw-rakhine-state-the-military-responds-by-bombing-the-town-with-helicopters.md) _Context: Arakan Army, Myanmar civil war, Rakhine State_
7. [The military junta imposes a curfew in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, with tanks reported on the city's streets. The Arakan Army reportedly captures dozens of policemen and soldiers. ](/feed/2023/11/15/the-military-junta-imposes-a-curfew-in-sittwe-the-capital-of-rakhine-state-with-tanks-reported-on-the-city-s-streets.md) _Context: Arakan Army, Myanmar civil war, Rakhine State_
8. [The Arakan Army claims that nearly 40 positions in Rakhine State have been abandoned by the military. ](/feed/2023/11/14/the-arakan-army-claims-that-nearly-40-positions-in-rakhine-state-have-been-abandoned-by-the-military.md) _Context: Arakan Army, Myanmar civil war, Rakhine State_
9. [Fighting occurs between the military and the Arakan Army in several townships in Rakhine State, with the Arakan Army claiming that it took several outposts. ](/feed/2023/11/13/fighting-occurs-between-the-military-and-the-arakan-army-in-several-townships-in-rakhine-state-with-the-arakan-army-cla.md) _Context: Arakan Army, Myanmar civil war, Rakhine State_
10. [Dozens of Rohingya Muslims fleeing renewed violence in Rakhine State are detained by Bangladeshi and Burmese authorities after they attempt to cross the border from Myanmar to Bangladesh. Many were en route to Kutupalong Refugee Camp, a refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh, mostly inhabited by Rohingya refugees. ](/feed/2017/08/27/dozens-of-rohingya-muslims-fleeing-renewed-violence-in-rakhine-state-are-detained-by-bangladeshi-and-burmese-authorities.md) _Context: Bangladesh, Rakhine State_