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  2. Ashin Wirathu - Wikipedia

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    Ashin Wirathu (Burmese: ဝီရသူ, Pali: Vīrasū; born 10 July 1968 in Kyaukse, Mandalay Division, Burma) is a Burmese Buddhist monk, and the leader of the 969 Movement in Myanmar. [1] He has incited the persecution of Muslims in Myanmar through his speeches. [2]

  3. Rohingya conflict - Wikipedia

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    The Rohingya conflict is an ongoing conflict in the northern part of Rakhine State, Myanmar (formerly known as Arakan, Burma), [37] characterised by sectarian violence between the Rohingya Muslim and Rakhine Buddhist communities, a military crackdown on Rohingya civilians by Myanmar's security forces, [38] [39] [40] and militant attacks by Rohingya insurgents in Buthidaung, Maungdaw, and ...

  4. 2024 in Myanmar - Wikipedia

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    2 July – Thousands of residents are stranded in homes across northern Myanmar due to flooding. [32] 7 July – The Arakan Army seizes control of Thandwe Airport in Rakhine State from the Tatmadaw. [33] 10 July – The Ta'ang National Liberation Army announces the capture of the town of Nawnghkio in Shan State from the Tatmadaw. [34]

  5. 2013 Myanmar anti-Muslim riots - Wikipedia

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    Local monks led a 1,000-strong Buddhist mob to retaliate by burning down Muslim owned businesses and the village mosque. State television reported that 42 houses and 15 shops owned primarily by Muslims were razed during the three-hour riot. One firefighter and one civilian were injured in the incident.

  6. Persecution of Muslims in Myanmar - Wikipedia

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    Muslims have lived in Myanmar (also known as Burma) since the 11th century AD. The first Muslim documented in Burmese history (recorded in Hmannan Yazawin or Glass Palace Chronicle ) was Byat Wi during the reign of Mon, a Thaton king, circa 1050 AD. [ 14 ]

  7. As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in ... - AOL

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    A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military government in the country’s western state of Rakhine claimed Saturday to have seized a town near the border with Bangladesh, marking ...

  8. Conflict in Rakhine State (2016–present) - Wikipedia

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    Violent clashes have been ongoing in the northern part of Myanmar's Rakhine State since October 2016. Insurgent attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) have led to sectarian violence perpetrated by Myanmar's military and the local Buddhist population against predominantly Muslim Rohingya civilians.

  9. Rohingya genocide - Wikipedia

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    The Rohingya genocide is a series of ongoing persecutions and killings of the Muslim Rohingya people by the military of Myanmar.The genocide has consisted of two phases [3] [4] to date: the first was a military crackdown that occurred from October 2016 to January 2017, and the second has been occurring since August 2017. [5]