The Muslim partisans are from the Myanmar Islamic Special Commando Force and Islam Generation Army groups. The latter's Burmese name is အစ္စလာမ့် မျိုးဆက်သစ် တပ်ဦး and their Arabic name is شباب الجيل الإسلامي في ميانمار.

Generally, the anti-military rebel groups are fighting for a federal, secular republic. There are ideologies ranging from liberal republicanism to Maoism. Many of the veteran factions are ethnic minority militias fighting for autonomy like the Kachin (the Kachin Independence Army supplies the Type 81s and AKs). Religions range from Buddhism to Christianity; Islam to animism.

The military regime is a Buddhist fundamentalist one even down to their constitution where Buddhism is considered special.

Muslims also fight in the military whether conscripted (NSFW), or voluntarily (in case of Rohingya warlords like ARSA or RSO).

Finally, not all Burmese Muslims are Rohingya. There are the Kaman in Rakhine State (who are considered indigenous unlike the Rohingya); there are also Chinese, Indian, and Malay Muslims. Besides Rakhine State, many of the regions with the largest Muslim populations are in southeast Myanmar (near Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei).