Kuala Lampur, Sept. 18 -- Operation 1027 has redrawn the contours of Myanmar's civil war. Launched on 27 October 2023 by the so-called Three Brotherhood Alliance - the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), and the Arakan Army (AA) - this campaign has been the most effective offensive against the junta since the 2021 coup. I

It has shaken Naypyidaw's confidence, weakened its control in border regions, and altered the balance of power across Shan, Rakhine, and Sagaing.

Yet within this apparent triumph of ethnic armed organizations lies a darker story: the ascendance of the Arakan Army in Rakhine state may prove to be the most lethal threat to the already vulnerable Rohingya.

A war ...