Arakan Liberation Army
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The Arakan Liberation Army (Burmese: ရခိုင်ပြည် လွတ်မြောက်ရေး တပ်မတော်; abbreviated ALA) is a Rakhine insurgent group in Myanmar (Burma).[2] It is the armed wing of the Arakan Liberation Party (ALP). The ALA signed a ceasefire agreement with the government of Myanmar on 5 April 2012.[1]
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Arakan Liberation Army | |
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ရခိုင်ပြည် လွတ်မြောက်ရေး တပ်မတော် | |
Leaders | Khine Ray Khine[1] Khine Soe Mya(General) X Khaing Moe Lunn † Khine Min Soe(Major General) |
Dates of operation | 1 June 1971 (1971-06-01) – present |
Headquarters | Indian Border, Rakhine State |
Active regions | Kayin State Rakhine State |
Ideology | Rakhine nationalism[2] Federalism[3] |
Size | 60-100[1] |
Part of | Arakan Liberation Party |
Allies | Tatmadaw Non-state allies: Arakan Army Karen National Liberation Army Shan State Army - South |
Opponents | Union of Myanmar (until 2011) Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (until 1988) Indian Armed Forces (1977 border clash) Non-state opponents: Arakan Army |
Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
Motto | "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" |
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