The Arakan Army must now consolidate its unprecedented territorial gains in Rakhine State and contend with humanitarian, intercommunal and international challenges.

Ata Ullah, leader of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, ordered attacks on police posts in 2017 that sparked reprisals by Myanmar’s military and a refugee crisis.

Radio Free Asia among news agencies facing funding axe after years of reporting on autocratic governments in Asia.