Rohingya National Army

This article is about the insurgency group that was active from 1998 to 2001. For the modern-day insurgent group, see Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army.

Rohingya National Army
Dates of operation1998 (1998)–2001 (2001)
Active regionsRakhine State,
Bangladesh–Myanmar border
IdeologyRohingya nationalism
Islamism
Part ofArakan Rohingya National Organisation
AlliesArakan Army (Rohingya)[1]
Opponents Myanmar Union of Myanmar (until 2001)
Battles and warsInternal conflict in Myanmar

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.

  1. ^ "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.