Curious revival of Myanmar’s rag-tag Rohingya rebels

ASIA TIMES

by David Scott Mathieson
May 5, 2020

Myanmar military is pumping up the poorly armed and shadowy insurgent group's threat to justify its Rohingya genocide

A silhouetted Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army fighter against the rebel group's flag. Photo: Youtube

As armed conflict rages between the insurgent Arakan Army (AA) and Myanmar military, or Tatmadaw, killing scores of civilians and displacing tens of thousands in incessant artillery and air strikes in Rakhine and Chin states, another largely forgotten armed group has re-entered the fray.