Rohingya National Army

Burmese insurgent group

Rohingya National Army
Dates of operation	1998 (1998)–2001 (2001)
Active regions	Rakhine State, Bangladesh–Myanmar border
Ideology	Rohingya nationalism Islamism
Part of	Arakan Rohingya National Organisation
Allies	Arakan Army (Rohingya)^[1]
Opponents	Myanmar Myanmar Army Western Command Union of Myanmar (until 2001)
Battles and wars	Internal conflict in Myanmar Rohingya conflict
Preceded by Arakan Rohingya Islamic Front, Rohingya Solidarity Organisation

The Rohingya National Army (RNA) was a Rohingya insurgent group active in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. It was the armed wing of the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation.

History

On 28 October 1998, remnants of the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation's armed wing and the Arakan Rohingya Islamic Front merged and formed the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO), with the RNA as the group's armed wing.

The RNA launched a joint operation with the Arakan Army on 5 April 2001, killing five Myanmar Army soldiers and wounding 12 others. On 27 May 2001, the RNA raided a Myanmar Army military camp at the village of Bodala, 30 miles (48 km) north of Maungdaw, near the Bangladesh–Myanmar border. According to RNA claims, the Myanmar Army suffered 20 casualties.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "PRESS RELEASE: Rohingya National Army (RNA) successfully raided a Burma Army Camp 30 miles north of Maungdaw". www.rohingya.org. 28 May 2001. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2016.