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Outlawed Group Resurfaces, Raising Fears of Clashes in Myanmar
[BenarNews] Residents of western Myanmar’s Rakhine state say they are concerned over possible armed festivities in Maungdaw township along the country’s border with Bangladesh amid a recent uptick in activity in the area by the outlawed Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army.ARSA, which has joined Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government (NUG) and other armed ethnic groups in fighting the junta following its Feb. 1, 2021, coup, has been moving aggressively to establish control over sprawling refugee camps in Bangladesh, where about 740,000 Rohingya fled after a crackdown by Myanmar’s military in 2017. The crackdown came in response to ARSA’s attack on Rakhine police posts. A rival group, the Buddhist Arakan Army (AA), agreed to a ceasefire with Myanmar’s military in late 2020, and ARSA appears to be taking advantage of the relative calm, residents of Maungdaw told Radio Free Asia (RFA). Posted by: trailing wife 2022-01-20 |
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