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What’s Behind the 2017 Rakhine State Crisis in Myanmar?

The eruption of Rohingya insurgency has taken the long-simmering Rakhine State crisis to a new level.

By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
September 09, 2017
What’s Behind the 2017 Rakhine State Crisis in Myanmar?
Credit: AK Rockefeller via Flickr

The Diplomat‘s Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) and Prashanth Parameswaran (@TheAsianist) discuss the ongoing violence in Rakhine State. The podcast explores the Myanmar armed forces’ heavy-handed crackdown on the Rohingya and the origins of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), a Rohingya insurgent group.

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