| Arakan Rohingya Islamic Front | |
|---|---|
| Participant in the Rohingya insurgency in Western Myanmar | |
| Active | 1986–1998[1] |
| Ideology | Rohingya nationalism |
| Leaders | Nurul Islam |
| Area of operations | Rakhine State, Myanmar |
| Originated as |
Rohingya Patriotic Front Rohingya Solidarity Organisation |
| Became | |
| Opponents |
 Union of Myanmar |
| Battles/wars | |
The Arakan Rohingya Islamic Front (abbreviated 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, and the former Vice Chairman of the Rohingya Patriotic Front (RPF). The group was created after uniting the remnants of the RPF and a handful of defectors from the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO).[2]
On 28 October 1998, the ARIF merged with the RSO and formed the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO), operating in-exile in Cox's Bazaar.[1] The Rohingya National Army (RNA) was established as its armed wing.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bangladesh Extremist Islamist Consolidation". by Bertil Lintner. http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/publication/faultlines/volume14/Article1.htm. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ↑ Pho Kan Kaung (May 1992). The Danger of Rohingya. Myet Khin Thit Magazine No. 25. pp. 87–103.
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