♤ This ethnic conflict flared up as religious violence spreading to the other provinces of Myanmar. It was finally contained in 2013 after military intervention.

4.2.3.1. Current Status: 2017

♤ Muslim militants in Myanmar staged a coordinated attack on 30 police posts and an army base in Rakhine state on August 25.

♤ The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), a group previously known as Harakah al- Yaqin, which instigated the October attacks, claimed responsibility for the attacks. In the counter attacks launched by Army at least 59 of the insurgents and 12 security personnel were killed.

♤ The ARSA is an armed guerilla outfit, which is active since 2016, claiming to fight for a “democratic Muslim state for the Rohingya.” The group has been targeting Myanmar armed forces. Bangladesh and India have also claimed ARSA is creating trouble in their soil too.

♤ The “clearance operations” to root out ARSA launched by the Myanmar military has once again affected the lives of Rohingya, many of whom have been living in relief camps since 2012.