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2023-11-18 Southeast Asia

Myanmar Getting Spicier - Sideshow Lost in the Shadows of Ongoing Events

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Posted by Slenter Panda4300 2023-11-18 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [19 views ] Top

#1 This is getting crazier by the moment. The Three Brotherhood Alliance combines Muslims from Rakhine, Chinese from northern Shan, and Wa and other enthnicities from northeastern Shan state. The fact that a so-called battalion of Burmans (?) joined the rebels, is mind-boggling.

Posted by Jerens Black9355 2023-11-18 12:43|| 2023-11-18 12:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Not Muslims from Rakhine, Jerens Black9355.

The Arakan Army are Buddhists from Rakhine. It’s the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army who are the Muslims. I made the mistake when I first read the article, too — it was only after doing a name search of Rantburg’s archives that I realized there were two militant groups in the area.

Posted by trailing wife 2023-11-18 18:46|| 2023-11-18 18:46|| Front Page Top

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