Rohingya National Army

Rohingya National Army
Participant in the Rohingya insurgency in Western Myanmar
Active	1998 (1998)–2001 (2001)
Ideology	Rohingya nationalism Islamism
Headquarters	Cox's Bazaar district, Bangladesh
Area of operations	Rakhine State, Myanmar-Bangladesh border
Size	Unknown
Part of	Arakan Rohingya National Organisation
Originated as	Arakan Rohingya Islamic Front
Opponents	Myanmar Tatmadaw Western Command of the Myanmar Army Union of Myanmar (until 2011)
Battles and wars	Internal conflict in Myanmar Rohingya insurgency in Western Myanmar

The Rohingya National Army (abbreviated RNA) was a Rohingya insurgent group active in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). It was headquartered in southern Bangladesh.^[1]

History

On 28 October 1998, the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO) and the Arakan Rohingya Islamic Front (ARIF) merged and formed the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO), operating in-exile in Cox's Bazaar district in Bangladesh.^[1] The Rohingya National Army was established as its armed wing.

The group was mainly active in the early 2000s; their last reported attack was in May 2001.^[2]

Insurgent groups in Myanmar
Active combatants	AA (Kachin) AA (Kayin) ARSA KIO/KIA KNA(B) MNDAA TNLA ZRA
Ceasefire groups	ABSDF ALA CNA DKBA-5 KNDO KNPP/KA KNU/KNLA MNLA MRDA NDAA PNLA SSA-N SSA-S UWSA WNA
Defunct insurgent groups	ARIF CPB DKBA God's Army KDA KNPLF MTA MRA Mujahideen NSCN-K NDA-K PNA RFCP RLP RPF RNA RSO SSA SSCP SSNA SURA VBSW
Military coalitions	Federal Union Army Northern Alliance
Armed conflicts	2010–12 Myanmar border clashes Communist insurgency Campaign at the China–Burma border Kachin conflict Karen conflict Kokang conflict Rohingya insurgency
Internal conflict in Myanmar Ceasefires in Myanmar Tatmadaw

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