Young Rohingya men are being forcibly conscripted by both Myanmar’s military and rebel groups, as the ongoing civil war devastates their communities, displacing tens of thousands and leaving survivors to recount harrowing tales of violence and persecution.

Myanmar's ruling junta is steadily losing control of the country as armed rebel groups gain ground. According to The Guardian, citing the Myanmar Peace Monitor, around 95 cities are now under the control of various pro-democracy groups.

Four years after Myanmar’s military coup sparked gunfighting, torture, rape and arson in Rakhine state, young Rohingya men are now being forcibly conscripted to fight for both the junta and the rebels.

Misrepresented images continued to swirl on social media around the unrest in Myanmar's western Rakhine state that is riven with ethnic and religious divisions. Burmese Facebook posts in January shared a photo of a violent scuffle they falsely claimed shows militants attacking a rival rebel group that controls large parts of Rakhine.

Whatsapp Four years after the military coup which plunged Myanmar into turmoil, the country is facing an unprecedented “polycrisis,” marked by economic collapse, intensifying conflict, complex climate hazards and deepening poverty,

About 5,000 internally displaced people have returned to the western Myanmar border town of Maungdaw after the insurgent group that captured it from the military finished securing the town, some of those going back told Radio Free Asia on Wednesday.

After videos of two violent killings went viral online, the Arakan Army in Myanmar has admitted its troops killed two prisoners of war.

With the arrival of 22,000 tonnes, a total of 52,000 tonnes of atap rice have already been imported from Myanmar and another consignment of 30,000 tonnes of atap rice will come by the end of this month. The rest of the consignment of atap is scheduled to arrive in the middle of February.

A rickety wooden boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya Muslims landed Wednesday in Indonesia as the northernmost province of Aceh continued to receive the refugees fleeing persecution and political unr

Myanmar’s junta now only controls 21% of the country. Even if the regime can be ousted, there are increasing fears the country will split along ethnic lines.

A spokesperson for the ICC's Office of the Prosecutor, Karim Khan KC, told the ABC that its investigations are limited because Myanmar is not a party to the ICC, but neighbouring Bangladesh is.

Myanmar military has prolonged its state of emergency for another six months as the country continues to struggle in maintaining control, with intense fightin