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Civil War in Burma: Timeline of the Clashes between the Rohingyas and Rakhines
What happened?

Rohinya people in Rakhine State are attacking local Rakhines. They are burning houses, robbing and killing people. According to confirmed reports, at least 14 people are dead, with many injured and hundreds homeless. People are taking refuge at monasteries and schools where government armed forces provide security.

Why did this happen?

A Rakhine girl was raped and killed (WARNING: Not Safe For Work) in Kyat Ni Maw, Rakhine, on 28 May. Her private parts, ears and shoulders were cut.

Three Rohingya Muslims were detained as suspects while hundreds of local Rakhines protested against the crime. Five days later, nine Muslims were killed in a targeted attack on the bus by a crowd of vigilantes in Taung Kote, Rakhine.

The government newspapers used the term ‘Kala’ while reporting this event, which may have annoyed Muslims as they dislike being associated with the word even though it has been used officially in Myanmar since 1942. Muslims in Yangon protested against the use of the term.

A couple of days later, a riot in Rakhine was started by Rohingyas in Maung Taw.

What is the background information?

In fact, the Rohingya immigration issue has been around for years. Most of them migrated to Myanmar from Bangladesh during the colonial era. After independence, Myanmar’s first prime minister, U Nu, offered them certain opportunities, such as their own language program on the radio, to get more votes.

However, during 1978, Myanmar army launched Na Gar Min Operation and thousands of them fled back to Bangladesh. In short, most of the Rohingya are now stateless and refugees living on the border of Bangladesh and Myanmar.

They have been requesting ethnic rights in Myanmar, but neither the government nor the public can agree on it. Ko Ko Gyi, a famous political leader who was freed from detention last January, mentioned that if they are able to speak one of the official ethnic languages in Myanmar and prove that they have lived in

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