Rohingya insurgency in Western Burma
Rohingya insurgency in Western Myanmar |
Part of the Internal conflict in Myanmar
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Rohingya population in Rakhine State (Arakan) |
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Belligerents |
Myanmar
Former combatants:
Union of Burma (1948–1962)
Military governments (1962–2011)
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ARSA (since 2016) Former combatants:
Mujahideen
(1947–1961) RLP (1972–1974) RPF (1974–1982)
RSO (1982–1998) ARIF (1986–1998) ARNO (1998–2001) Supported by:
Al-Qaeda
Hezbi Islami Hizbul Mujahideen Jamaat-e-Islami
Pakistan (until 1950) |
Commanders and leaders |
Htin Kyaw (President of Myanmar)
Aung San Suu Kyi (State Counsellor of Myanmar)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_the_Myanmar_Army.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Myanmar_Army.svg.png) Maung Maung Soe (Commander of the WRMC)
Sein Lwin (Rakhine Chief of Police) Former commanders:
Aung Gyi (1947–1963)
Tin Oo (1947–1976)
Than Shwe (1992–2011)
Thein Sein (2011–16) |
Ata Ullah Former commanders:
Mir Kassem (POW) (1947–1952)
Abdul Latif (1947–1961)
Annul Jauli (1947–1961)
Zaffar Kawal (1961–1974)
Muhammad Jafar Habib (1972–1982)
Muhammad Yunus (1974–2001)
Nurul Islam (1974–2001) |
Units involved |
Tatmadaw
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Rohingya National Army (1998–2001) |
Strength |
33 infantry battalions Previous totals:
1,100 (1947–1950) |
~500 (2016) Previous totals:
2,000–5,000 (1947–1950)
2,000 (1952) |
Casualties and losses |
2016–17:
13 soldiers and 19 policemen killed |
2016–17:
102 killed and 423 arrested |
2012–2017:
1,300+ killed in total
30,000 internally displaced
168,000 fled abroad |
a 2012: 168, 2013: 50+, 2016–17: 1,100+ |
Myanmar
Former combatants:
Union of Burma (1948–1962)
Military governments (1962–2011)
ARSA (since 2016)
Former combatants:
Mujahideen
(1947–1961)
RLP (1972–1974)
RPF (1974–1982)
RSO (1982–1998)
ARIF (1986–1998)
ARNO (1998–2001)
Supported by:
Al-Qaeda
Hezbi Islami
Hizbul Mujahideen
Jamaat-e-Islami
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