Arakan Rohingya Islamic Front
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.
| Arakan Rohingya Islamic Front | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Nurul Islam |
| Dates of operation | 1986–1998 |
| Active regions | Rakhine State, Myanmar |
| Ideology | Rohingya nationalism |
| Opponents |  Union of Myanmar |
| Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
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. 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.
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