2019-04-18
Female Arakan Army recruits train with their male counterparts in northern Myanmar's Kachin state in an undated photo.
RFA video screenshot
The Arakan Army, which is battling the Myanmar military for autonomy in turbulent Rakhine state, has grown in both force strength and firepower since its formation in 2009 to the level that the rebel group can now launch successful offensives on police or military outposts. And its message is drawing as many young female recruits as men.