The National United Party of Arakan (; NUPA) was a political organisation and insurgent group in Rakhine State, Myanmar. It was formed in 1994 as a merger between four nationalist groups, including a faction of the Communist Party of Arakan. Its armed wing was the Arakan Army. Fighting in Arakan State. Mizzima. 15th September 1998 183 sophisticated weapons confiscated near the Burma-Bangladeshi border during 2004. Narinjara News. May 12, 2005
As opposed to the anti-Rohingya Arakan Liberation Army, NUPA/AA was more cordial with the Rohingya and even formed the Arakan Independence Alliance with the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation. Burmese rebel groups commit to ban anti-personnel (AP) landmines. December 5, 2003. Geneva Call. Arakan (Rakhine State): A Land in Conflict on Myanmar’s Western Frontier Transnational Institute. Martin Smith. December 2019.
Bangladesh authorities accused NUPA of conducting criminal activities in Chittagong Division. Bandarban hills – safe haven for Myanmar separatists. Dhaka Tribune. August 27, 2015. Rohingya groups under scanner. The Daily Star. Julfikar Ali Manik. October 7, 2012.
In 1998, NUPA and Karen National Union leaders were arrested on Landfall Island, India. On February 11, 1998, during Operation Leech, six of their leaders, including Major General Khaing Raza, were killed by the Indian Navy. They were imprisoned in 2010 for allegedly smuggling weapons to Northeast Indian insurgents. Freed Arakan, Karen Guerrillas En Route to Netherlands. June 18, 2012. Zarni Mann. The Irrawaddy. On 6 December 2020, NUPA merged with the United League of Arakan. Founded by prominent Arakanese revolutionary, NUPA disbanded and merged with AA. December 13, 2020. Development Media Group.
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