Rohingya Solidarity Organisation and Myanmar Military: Unlikely Allies Against Arakan Army

The Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO) has reached an understanding with Myanmar's military to avoid conflict as both face the common threat of the Arakan Army. Despite historical animosities, this tactical cooperation highlights the complexities of the conflict in Myanmar, affecting Rohingya Muslims and other local communities.

Myanmar's military, traditionally seeing the insurgency among persecuted Rohingya Muslims as a major threat to the Buddhist-majority nation, now finds common ground with some Rohingya fighters as they face the Arakan Army's rise.

The Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO) and the military have an 'understanding' to not engage each other while contending with the Arakan Army, as confirmed by Ko Ko Linn, head of the RSO's political affairs. Despite this understanding, the RSO and the military are not formally collaborating.

This situation arises from the Arakan Army's refusal to ally with the RSO and their past aggressions against the Rohingya. The changing dynamics reveal the intricate and shifting alliances in Myanmar's volatile Rakhine state, where multiple armed groups clash under the shadow of historical conflicts and recent violent incidents.

(With inputs from agencies.)