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Exclusive: Myanmar’s Harakah al-Yaqeen not terrorists?
Adil Sakhawat
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Rakhine State guerrilla group Harakah al-Yaqeen have issued a press release making 20 point demands from the Myanmar government and requesting assistance from the international communities in their fight against the oppression of the Rohingyas.
Harakah al-Yaqeen, a guerrilla group fighting the subjugation of and potential genocide against the Rohingyas, has claimed that they are not terrorists.
Previously known as the group now identifies themselves as Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), which they have used to sign off their very first press release issued on March 29.
“We do not associate with any terrorist group across the world.
“We do not commit any form of terrorism against any civilian regardless of their religious and ethnic origin as we do not subscribe to the notion of committing terrorism for our legitimate cause,” states the press release, which has already been circulated widely among the Rohingya people via social networks.
Also Read- Inside the Rakhine State insurgency
According to ARSA, since the 1970s, the Rohingyas have been subjected to genocide and crimes against humanity in an effort on the part of several Burmese regimes and governments to “exterminate” them from their native Rakhine.
“It becomes clear that Aung San Su Kyi-led government is not in any capacity to change the situation in any way while they themselves are being held as political hostages by the Burmese brutal Junta to bargain political leverage at the international arena especially with UN, US, EU and etc.”
“Therefore, in current Burmese political landscape, it is also essential to deal with Commander-in-Chief Ming Aung Hlaing (incumbent Myanmar army chief), who is the mastermind of on-going atrocities faced by Rohingyas.”
Also Read- Are terrorists infiltrating Rakhine state?
Signed by the group’s chief Ata Ullah, the release also mentions the October 9, 2016 attack on the Myanmar border outpost, and claims it was a “defensive attack” which was put forward to defend, salvage and protect the Arakan Rohingya community; a defence which according to them is their legitimate right under international law.
On October 9, in a revolt against the Myanmar government, Harakah al-Yaqeen launched a series of attacks on Myanmar Border Guard Police outposts in which nine policemen were killed. This sparked strong retaliation from the Myanmar security forces, culminating in the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas from the Rakhine State.
Expressing a hope that the international community would fulfil its moral responsibility by sending peacekeeping forces into the Arakan State (Rakhine State), the group also sought political, financial, technical and logistic assistance to strengthen their “legitimate” cause.
Also Read- Wider support for Rohingya terrorists hints at further attacks
Stating their dedication toward continuing their “defensive” attack against the Burmese (Myanmar) regime, the group also put forward 20 points, prepared “in accordance with international human rights norms and principles,” which they demand that the Myanmar Junta regime and government should be made to comply with.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/world/south-asia/2017/03/29/harakah-al-yaqeen-not-terrorists/
Adil Sakhawat
- Published at 08:37 PM March 29, 2017
Silhouette of muslim militant with rifle Bigstock
Rakhine State guerrilla group Harakah al-Yaqeen have issued a press release making 20 point demands from the Myanmar government and requesting assistance from the international communities in their fight against the oppression of the Rohingyas.
Harakah al-Yaqeen, a guerrilla group fighting the subjugation of and potential genocide against the Rohingyas, has claimed that they are not terrorists.
Previously known as the group now identifies themselves as Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), which they have used to sign off their very first press release issued on March 29.
“We do not associate with any terrorist group across the world.
“We do not commit any form of terrorism against any civilian regardless of their religious and ethnic origin as we do not subscribe to the notion of committing terrorism for our legitimate cause,” states the press release, which has already been circulated widely among the Rohingya people via social networks.
Also Read- Inside the Rakhine State insurgency
According to ARSA, since the 1970s, the Rohingyas have been subjected to genocide and crimes against humanity in an effort on the part of several Burmese regimes and governments to “exterminate” them from their native Rakhine.
“It becomes clear that Aung San Su Kyi-led government is not in any capacity to change the situation in any way while they themselves are being held as political hostages by the Burmese brutal Junta to bargain political leverage at the international arena especially with UN, US, EU and etc.”
“Therefore, in current Burmese political landscape, it is also essential to deal with Commander-in-Chief Ming Aung Hlaing (incumbent Myanmar army chief), who is the mastermind of on-going atrocities faced by Rohingyas.”
Also Read- Are terrorists infiltrating Rakhine state?
Signed by the group’s chief Ata Ullah, the release also mentions the October 9, 2016 attack on the Myanmar border outpost, and claims it was a “defensive attack” which was put forward to defend, salvage and protect the Arakan Rohingya community; a defence which according to them is their legitimate right under international law.
On October 9, in a revolt against the Myanmar government, Harakah al-Yaqeen launched a series of attacks on Myanmar Border Guard Police outposts in which nine policemen were killed. This sparked strong retaliation from the Myanmar security forces, culminating in the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas from the Rakhine State.
Expressing a hope that the international community would fulfil its moral responsibility by sending peacekeeping forces into the Arakan State (Rakhine State), the group also sought political, financial, technical and logistic assistance to strengthen their “legitimate” cause.
Also Read- Wider support for Rohingya terrorists hints at further attacks
Stating their dedication toward continuing their “defensive” attack against the Burmese (Myanmar) regime, the group also put forward 20 points, prepared “in accordance with international human rights norms and principles,” which they demand that the Myanmar Junta regime and government should be made to comply with.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/world/south-asia/2017/03/29/harakah-al-yaqeen-not-terrorists/