Arakan Rohingya Islamic Front

Arakan Rohingya Islamic Front
Leaders	Nurul Islam
Dates of operation	1986 (1986)–1998 (1998)[1]
Active regions	Rakhine State, Myanmar
Ideology	Rohingya nationalism
Opponents	Union of Myanmar
Battles and wars	Internal conflict in Myanmar Rohingya conflict

The Arakan Rohingya Islamic Front (ARIF) was a Rohingya insurgent group active in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). The group was made up of Rohingya fighters led by Nurul Islam, a Yangon-educated lawyer. The group was created after uniting the remnants of the Rohingya Patriotic Front (RPF) and a defecting faction of the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO) that was under the command of Nurul Islam.[2][3]

On 28 October 1998, the ARIF merged with the RSO and formed the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO), operating in-exile in Cox's Bazar.[1] The Rohingya National Army (RNA) was established as its armed wing.

It was responsible for a bomb attack on a military target in Maungdaw, Rakhine State, on 10 November 1991. It killed eight people.[4]

References

1. "Bangladesh Extremist Islamist Consolidation". by Bertil Lintner. Archived from the original on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
2. "Burma/Bangladesh: Burmese Refugees In Bangladesh - Historical Background". www.hrw.org. Human Rights Watch. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
3. Jilani, A. F. K. (1999). The Rohingyas of Arakan: Their Quest for Justice. Ahmed Jilani. p. 284. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
4. "Incident Summary for GTDID: 199111100011". www.start.umd.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-19.