Rohingya Militants in Myanmar Claim Responsibility for Attack
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Rohingya Militants in Myanmar Claim Responsibility for Attack
7, 2018
alvaging and protecting the Rohingya community." Mr. Horsey, who has closely followed the group, said the rare statement from the rebel leader was a bid to position the organization as a political representative of the Rohingya.
that no other option but to combat ‘Burmese state-sponsored terrorism’ against the Rohingya population for the purpose of defending, s
U Zaw Htay, a former army major who serves as a spokesman for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s top civilian leader, said the ambush
on Friday had been intended to derail the repatriation of Rohingya under an agreement between Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Richard Horsey, an independent analyst in Yangon, the economic capital Myanmar, said
that while the group is small and poorly armed, its actions provoke major responses from the government.
" U Win Myat Aye, the minister of social welfare and resettlement, said
that refugees would have the choice of living at a temporary center while their homes are being rebuilt, or of returning to their villages to help rebuild the housing themselves, with the government bearing the construction costs. that That’s why ARSA carried out a terrorist attack on Jan. 5, just to delay the repatriation process.
Small operations by the group against security forces in August prompted brutal retaliation from
government forces, which in turn contributed to the mass exodus of Rohingya from Rakhine.
7, 2018
alvaging and protecting the Rohingya community." Mr. Horsey, who has closely followed the group, said the rare statement from the rebel leader was a bid to position the organization as a political representative of the Rohingya.
that no other option but to combat ‘Burmese state-sponsored terrorism’ against the Rohingya population for the purpose of defending, s
U Zaw Htay, a former army major who serves as a spokesman for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s top civilian leader, said the ambush
on Friday had been intended to derail the repatriation of Rohingya under an agreement between Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Richard Horsey, an independent analyst in Yangon, the economic capital Myanmar, said
that while the group is small and poorly armed, its actions provoke major responses from the government.
" U Win Myat Aye, the minister of social welfare and resettlement, said
that refugees would have the choice of living at a temporary center while their homes are being rebuilt, or of returning to their villages to help rebuild the housing themselves, with the government bearing the construction costs. that That’s why ARSA carried out a terrorist attack on Jan. 5, just to delay the repatriation process.
Small operations by the group against security forces in August prompted brutal retaliation from
government forces, which in turn contributed to the mass exodus of Rohingya from Rakhine.